Category: Federal Government

Lurie Children’s to further restrict gender-affirming care amid federal pressure

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 21, 2026 | Federal Government, Hospitals, Top Stories, Transgender care | 0

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago said Tuesday it will further scale back its gender-affirming care services.

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Trump administration reverses cuts to substance use disorder, mental health grants after outcry

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 15, 2026 | Federal Government, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

The Trump administration said Wednesday night it will reverse a decision to terminate billions in grants to provide mental health and substance use disorder services.

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Trump renews threat to withhold federal funds over ‘sanctuary’ status

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 14, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

President Donald Trump renewed plans on Tuesday to withhold federal funds to Illinois, the city of Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities and states by the end of the month.

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Illinois joins coalition suing Trump administration over plan to withhold funds over transgender policy

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 14, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories, Transgender care | 0

Illinois joined nearly a dozen states Tuesday to sue the Trump administration over plans to withhold health, education and research funds unless states change their transgender policies.

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Judge blocks federal freeze on freeze of $1 billion in child care funding to Illinois

by Ryan Voyles | Jan 12, 2026 | Federal Government, Top Stories | 0

A federal judge sided with Illinois and four other Democratic states on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration from freezing federal funding for child care and related social services.

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