Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.
Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays at airports on Friday as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark.
For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the regions mass transit systems. That scenario seems to be in the rearview mirror.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.
The shrinking options are leading to lapses in care and delays in time-sensitive treatments. Its basically an abandonment of these kids, one mother said.
