Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes people over profits.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin ...

Members of Illinois’ Democratic delegation in Congress gathered Monday to rail against Trump administration cuts to the ...

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

Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth.

In an article published in The Courier-News last week, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain claimed that the Pretrial Fairness Act is responsible for Kane County’s rising jail population and more arrest ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker proposed an approximately $55 billion budget for 2026 that sees higher revenue for the state ...

But, congressional Republicans have singled out Medicaid as a program that could be cut to provide savings. Concerns about federal spending cuts brought together members of the Illinois Democratic ...

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

“Illinois nursing homes are funded 70% with Medicaid. Illinois safety net hospitals, which provide care for the most vulnerable, are funded 50% by Medicaid. And 42% of births in the United ...

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