Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

By Ben Szalinski, Jade Aubrey and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois  President Donald Trump’s administration is pulling back $477 million from Illinois that was to be used to prevent infectious disease and treat mental health and substance abuse issues. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced this week the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking back $125 million allocated to IDPH a