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Familes from Peoria, other Illinois cities are getting $500 a month as part of guaranteed income pilot
Fifty-two Illinois families are currently participating in a guaranteed income pilot program that gives them $500 a month to ...
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Who is part of Elon Musk's DOGE and what are they doing?
The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government ...
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Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration scrutiny of spending
Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.
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Several Illinois Head Start programs still can't access federal funds and could shut down
Last week, the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants caused chaos for childcare providers. The administration ...
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Federal election commissioner says Trump is trying to improperly remove her
Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove ...
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Judge declines to extend ‘swipe fee’ injunction to credit unions, applies it to out-of-state banks
Court had previously granted injunction to national banks, denied it for Illinois banks, credit card companies ...
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Employers added fewer jobs in January -- but the labor market overall remains healthy
U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January — a modest slowdown from the two previous months. The unemployment rate dipped ...
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"Unprecedented": White House moves to control science funding worry researchers
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look ...
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A search is underway along Alaska's coast for a plane carrying 10 people
The disappearance marks the third major incident in U.S. aviation in eight days. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine ...
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U.S. Prosecco importers panic as Trump's tariff threat bubbles up
President Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on European goods has led Americans to suddenly stockpile their favorite ...
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U.S. importers prosecco panic
President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on European goods has caused Americans to suddenly stockpile their ...