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The Illinois Senate’s fifth-most senior Democrat is the second member of the chamber’s leadership team to plan an exit from state government in recent months.

Linda Holmes, a 20-year Illinois Senate Democrat, will step down from ballot Veteran Illinois Sen. Linda Holmes will leave office, citing health concerns after nearly two decades in the Senate.

The Trump administration eliminated food assistance for an estimated 360,000 Illinoisans this year by expanding work requirements and cutting benefits for lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylum seekers.

Federal cuts are hitting Illinois food assistance recipients — and the farmers who feed them SNAP cuts are reducing food assistance in Illinois and creating new challenges for small farmers and markets.

Alpha-gal syndrome is a little-known allergy caused by a lone star tick bite that can cause severe allergic reactions to red meat. It is a growing concern across southern Illinois for residents, doctors and even restaurants as tick populations surge.

In the Shawnee: Alpha-gal syndrome poses threat to southern Illinoisans as tick population surges Alpha-gal syndrome cases are rising in southern Illinois due to surging tick populations, making diagnosis critical.

A $500 billion mistake and other changes Gov. JB Pritzker made to Illinois’ fiscal year 2027 budget.

The $500B error in Illinois’ budget Gov. JB Pritzker vetoed budget errors, including a typo that mistakenly allocated more than $500 billion.