It was a passionate debate, but in the end, the Illinois House passed Medicaid reform. We have the latest from Springfield on that, and the gambling expansion debate, on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm.

The Medicaid bill would cut services by about $1.3 billion to fill the $2.7 billion shortfall in the health care program for the poor.

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Related Links:

Status of the Medicaid bill (SB2840)

Status of the gambling expansion bill (SB1849)

Chicago Sun-Times article on Illinois House passes bill to cut $1.6 billion from Medicaid

Chicago Sun-Times article on the House's approval of a Chicago casino

Chicago Tribune article on Thursday's Medicaid vote

Chicago Tribune article on the approved gambling expansion

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File Attachments:

Medicaid Bill - SB2840.pdf

Gambling Bill - SB1849.pdf