2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (697+ words) Illinois is on track to have slightly fewer people enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year following the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies that were at the center of last year's federal government shutdown. The 4% decrease in enrollment…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (789+ words) Recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration could reduce the size of Illinois' economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report offers a detailed looked at the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (67+ words) The government shutdown has ended, but extending Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unaddressed, leaving health insurance shoppers in limbo and facing a significant increase in costs. With ACA subsidies still up in the air, health insurance shoppers are left in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (739+ words) At Malta Elementary School in DeKalb, Stephanie Schmitt guides one of her students through a speech lesson. She's a speech-language pathologist. "Oh, let's make it a little harder," she says to the student. "Do you like to play in the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (822+ words) When Mara Varona was pregnant she decided to take a common prenatal blood test to screen for genetic conditions. It was part of a proactive approach she and her husband took to pregnancy. "We're just information people," says Varona, who…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (685+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Hospital officials in Illinois say they will have to make some difficult decisions in the next few years that could involve laying off staff, cutting back services and even closing some facilities entirely. That's the expected result of federal…...