AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoElection Aftermath: Gov. JB Pritzker won a third term, Juliana Stratton’s U.S. Senate victory will make Illinois the first state with two women of color in the Senate, and Democrats strengthened their supermajorities in Springfield. Pritzker also urged the new Democratic-led Congress to take up more than 200 policy proposals. Campus Safety: A UIC student was arrested after an attempted stabbing at Student Center East; the other student was unharmed, and the building was evacuated. Federal Probe: The Justice Department subpoenaed Smurfit Westrock and International Paper in an investigation into containerboard pricing in the Northern District of Illinois. Immigration: A federal judge ordered a bond hearing for Round Lake green card holder Beata Siemionkowicz, detained by ICE for more than a year. Health Access: A central Illinois study found housing insecurity, transportation problems and stigma can keep people who use drugs from seeking care.
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