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The new federal money will be used to connect 87,613 households and businesses in Illinois without high-speed internet access.

The Right to Build Families Act would ban laws that prevent individuals from accessing IVF and other reproductive technologies.

Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are introducing a bill to protect access to fertility treatments.

Only 280 Chicago homeowners have had a lead service line replaced under city programs the past two years — out of an estimated 390,000 lead lines, the most in any city in the United States.

With thousands of troops having trouble paying for food, lawmakers are pushing the Pentagon for bigger, targeted pay increases.

Democrats command several wins throughout Illinois and U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia enters the crowded race for mayor.

A long history of structural racial inequality blocked Asian Americans from political participation. With Tuesday’s wins, we’ll be able to advocate for our communities so that it will not be possible to make policies “about us without us.”

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The outcome of races for House and Senate will determine the future of Biden’s agenda and serve as a referendum on his administration as the nation reels from record-high inflation and concerns over the direction of the country. Republican control of the House would likely trigger a round of…

Illinois’ first Asian American senator now becomes its first woman reelected to a Senate seat.