Illinois extends Affordable Care Act open enrollment, as fate of subsidies remains uncertain

Illinois will now give residents until Jan. 31 to choose health insurance plans on the state’s new Affordable Care Act exchange, at GetCoveredIllinois.gov. Previously, the open enrollment period
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Illinois and Chicago seek court order to halt federal immigration tactics

Illinois and Chicago filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unconstitutional immigration enforcement tactics.
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Illinois football transfer portal tracker: Where things stand Jan. 12

Illinois football continues to build its 2026 roster. Here's the latest updates from the NCAA transfer portal on Jan. 12.

Doctors: The Illinois windfall from legal marijuana has come at a price

Illinois realizes huge profits from both legal and illegal cannabis — at the cost of adverse health consequences for its users.

Here's how Illinois may be impacted by $1B in frozen federal funds

About $1 billion in federal funds for child care and social services have been frozen in Illinois. Here's how residents may be affected.
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Where Illinois basketball ranks nationally amid ongoing win streak

Where is Illinois in the updated college basketball rankings? See where Fighting Illini stand in coaches poll, NET and KenPom on Jan. 12.

Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol facing $2.2B budget gap while pushing election-year affordability message

Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health care to a Bears stadium will be filtered through a cost-of-living lens.

Pritzker challengers demand audit, pitch ‘DOGE for Illinois' and point to Walz-style failures

Two Republicans challenging Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker demand fraud audits after Minnesota scandal, citing alleged vulnerabilities in state programs.
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