Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

As Congress continues to threaten deep cuts to the Medicaid program, a new KFF report shows how some of the proposed changes ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal at the annual State of the State budget address on Wednesday.

A controversial program that provides health care to non-citizen adults between the ages of 42 and 64 would be scrapped under ...

Eighty million U.S. adults and children are currently enrolled in the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest ...

Illinois faces more uncertainty about the future of federal funding that makes up a sizable portion of state budgets and programs.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

The Springfield Democrat highlighted the local impact of federal dollars running dry at an event with Macon County leaders on ...