From the WTLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. Governor JB Pritzker says President Trump's tax bill that passed the US Senate yesterday would have dire consequences for Illinois. The sweeping legislation would drastically scale back spending for Medicaid, as well as for the food assistance program SNAP. It still needs a final vote from the House.

From the WTLT newsroom, I'm John Norton. Governor JB Pritzker says President Trump's tax bill that passed the US Senate yesterday would have dire consequences for Illinois. The sweeping legislation would drastically scale back spending for Medicaid, as well as for the food assistance program SNAP. It still needs a final vote from the House.

Pritzker says if the bill becomes law, it would be very difficult for the state to recover.

Pritzker says if the bill becomes law, it would be very difficult for the state to recover.

We're talking about more than half a million people who are going to lose essential services for just survival, and I also want to say people will

We're talking about more than half a million people who are going to lose essential services for just survival, and I also want to say people will

die. Republican Congressman Darren LaHood defended the plan. In a statement, he says the bill is pro-worker and boosts take-home pay for millions of Americans.

die. Republican Congressman Darren LaHood defended the plan. In a statement, he says the bill is pro-worker and boosts take-home pay for millions of Americans.

Illinois State University's athletics director says direct payments to student athletes is the most dramatic change college sports has ever seen. Jerry Beggs says the details are still being worked out, but she says the Redbirds are committed to the new revenue sharing model. Year to year we just see the, uh, the competitiveness growing, uh, what it takes to to to kind of seal.

Illinois State University's athletics director says direct payments to student athletes is the most dramatic change college sports has ever seen. Jerry Beggs says the details are still being worked out, but she says the Redbirds are committed to the new revenue sharing model. Year to year we just see the, uh, the competitiveness growing, uh, what it takes to to to kind of seal.

A deal with a student recruit or a student athlete in the transport portal just keeps getting higher and higher. The change results from a settlement in a landmark lawsuit against the NCAA. That settlement will cost ISU athletics about $5 million over the next decade.

A deal with a student recruit or a student athlete in the transport portal just keeps getting higher and higher. The change results from a settlement in a landmark lawsuit against the NCAA. That settlement will cost ISU athletics about $5 million over the next decade.

And the opening of a new boys and girls club will expand childcare capacity in Livingston County. The $6.4 million space in Fairbury will more than double the club's capacity for after-school care. They're also considering getting a DCFS license to become a childcare center. Club executive director Jody Martin says they work closely with the Prairie Central School District to care for children.

And the opening of a new boys and girls club will expand childcare capacity in Livingston County. The $6.4 million space in Fairbury will more than double the club's capacity for after-school care. They're also considering getting a DCFS license to become a childcare center. Club executive director Jody Martin says they work closely with the Prairie Central School District to care for children.

So parents can work. Some of them work in Bloomington, some of them work in, you know, the surrounding cities, and so they don't have a way to get their kids. The new space was built largely through private fundraising. It's an intergenerational center as well with a senior center that's cordoned off from the kids. Fairbury is around 30 miles northeast of Bloomington Normal. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.

So parents can work. Some of them work in Bloomington, some of them work in, you know, the surrounding cities, and so they don't have a way to get their kids. The new space was built largely through private fundraising. It's an intergenerational center as well with a senior center that's cordoned off from the kids. Fairbury is around 30 miles northeast of Bloomington Normal. I'm John Norton, WGLT News.