Illinois joins states suing HHS over move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care • Ready, set, soon? Trump admin’s funding freeze threatens Red Line Extension.
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| | | | | Built in 1984, Loveland’s contemporary-style house has 5-1/2 bathrooms, a floating staircase, wood and metal finishes, a living room with a two-story cathedral ceiling and exposed beams, a first-floor sitting area, a primary bedroom suite with a double-door entry and a skylight, and a kitchen with quartz countertops, a large island with a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and a walk-in pantry. | | | | | A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia sued over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. | | | | | The freeze is “an authoritarian move to punish the city of Chicago,” one expert said. | | | | | A Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize. | | | | | Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days notice before their wages can be garnished. | | | | | NiSource’s new GenCo subsidiary was set up to supply power to consumers like data centers without affecting other customers’ rates. | | | | | Wall Street was largely unchanged early Wednesday as markets hovered near record levels on a holiday-shortened trading day. | | | | | The Oasis Foundation was formed to assist patients at Flossmoor-based Oasis Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. and The House of Goshen. | | | |