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Wetlands help purify out water, absorb stormwater and mitigate flooding, and provide recreational space, a physician writes. Also: Dick Durbin needs to go, apologies to Canada, JD Vance’s problem and Italian-American gangster stereotypes.

(The Center Square) – Workers in the Illinois Department of Aging’s Community Care Program are calling for higher taxes to pay for higher wages.

<span class=”field field–name-title field–type-string field–label-hidden”>What Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers? Illinois Lawmakers Target Industry They Say Drives Up Prescription Costs</span>
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State Sen. Emil Jones III’s attorney says the recorded statements of his deceased onetime colleague, Martin Sandoval, should be barred from Jones’ upcoming trial because there will be no opportunity to cross-examine him.Defense attorney Victor Henderson filed the motion Tuesday, ahead of a Friday pretrial conference in Jones’ criminal case.
He wrote that they “characterize (or mischaracterize) conversations [Sandoval] allegedly had with Senator Jones and/or contain Sandoval’s […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Community health centers in Illinois are asking state lawmakers to protect a program that heavily discounts prescription drugs. The 340B program allows centers across the nation to buy drugs at a discounted rate from manufacturers. The centers then use profits from patient’s insurance to fund services like free colonoscopies and mobile […]

The government should never give itself more responsibility than it can manage or afford. Neither should it erect insurmountable barriers to employment, especially in fields where labor demand outstrips supply.

Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and Assessor Fritz Kaegi have declared or signaled they plan to run again.

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SPRINGFIELD — Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring enrollment increase since the Illinois Community College Board began collecting systemwide data in the late 1990s.
In a report released Tuesday, the ICCB said 40 of the state’s 45 community colleges reported enrollment growth this spring.
There was significant growth in several enrollment […]

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) reports its recruiting program to address the ongoing teacher shortage has been a success. ‘The Answer is Teaching’ campaign focuses on recruiting teachers by individualized support and the sharing of testimonies. Since the program launched last July, ISBE has been contacted by more than 17,000 prospective teachers who were encouraged to start a career in teaching. The Illinois State Board of Education estimates there are nearly 4,000 teacher […]

A bill filed by a State House Democrat would add regulations on an unregulated minx fur trade in Illinois.