Category: Federal Government

Illinois receives over $69 million in federal funds to support health centers, university programs

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 3, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

Twenty-eight health centers and organizations are set to receive just over $69 million in federal grants, Illinois’ two senators said this week.

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Illinois joins lawsuit against student loan cuts for future healthcare workers

by Ryan Voyles | May 20, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Illinois joined nearly two dozen other Democratic-led states Tuesday to sue the Trump administration over new restrictions on federal student loans for those pursuing careers in healthcare.

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Raoul leads push against EPA repeal of ethylene oxide standards at sterilization facilities

by Ryan Voyles | May 18, 2026 | Federal Government, Population Health, Top Stories | 0

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is leading more than a dozen colleagues to push the Trump administration against a proposal to repeal emission standards for ethylene oxide used by commercial sterilization facilities.

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Raoul, colleagues urge FDA to reverse guidance that eases sales of flavored e-cigarettes

by Ryan Voyles | May 13, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories, Vaping | 0

Attorney General Kwame Raoul and nearly two dozen colleagues have asked the Trump administration to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products.

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Illinois groups decry court ruling restricting access to medical abortion drug

by Ryan Voyles | May 4, 2026 | Abortion, Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

Illinois abortion groups decried a Friday decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that prevents the medication abortion drug mifepristone from being prescribed through telehealth and dispensed through the mail.

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