Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level.

Illinois lawmakers brace for budget cuts as federal uncertainty and falling revenue leave little room for new spending.

In this second installment of our series exploring the ways President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could impact people on the local level, The Commercial-News takes a deeper look at how ...

The budget reconciliation bill is a double whammy for older adults and disabled people, leading to both direct losses of ...

The GOP-backed bill could cut Medicaid by $723B over 10 years. Here's who’s affected and what it means for coverage.

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

As Republicans move their big, beautiful bill through Congress, a group of faith leaders organized a protest to oppose it.

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state ...

Senate Republicans seek to make President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent while Democrats push for a ruling from the ...

Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities.

The program covers nearly 3.5 million people in Illinois, or about a quarter of the state’s population. According to the ...