AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoPublic Safety: Two elementary students were killed when an Amtrak train struck a car in Western Springs, according to reports. Health Care: Waukegan ambulances are bypassing Vista Medical Center East, sending emergency patients to hospitals farther away; the mayor and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider are urging the hospital’s owner to sell. Affordable Housing: A new owner says it will preserve 213 deeply affordable senior apartments at Oxford House and The Woods in Decatur and invest in building upgrades. Education: Chicago’s Black Student Achievement Committee is set to meet for the first time, nearly three years after lawmakers created it to oversee the district’s plan for Black students. State Politics: House Speaker Chris Welch will not seek another term as speaker, amid mounting calls for new leadership; lawmakers return to Springfield next week for veto session. Hemp Policy: Illinois has delayed enforcing its new hemp-product restrictions for some businesses while a lawsuit proceeds. Sports: Illinois football takes a four-game winning streak to the Rose Bowl to face unbeaten, No. 4 UCLA on Friday.
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