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Teachers unions call for special session, more money
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers are calling for a special session of...
Illinois Quick Hits: Bond, TIF money helps fund Chicago neighborhood grants
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced $42.5 million in grant support for 56 neighborhood development projects. A...
Pritzker approves law sealing reproductive medical records past state lines
By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion nationwide, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
Illinois wheat harvest looks good despite storms
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Most Illinois wheat escaped damage from severe storms across the state, but recent rainfall could affect crops...
Illinois Quick Hits: $50.8M in cannabis tax-funded grants awarded
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced $50.8 million in Restore, Reinvest and Renew grants. The...
New gun rules may be needed in IL after SCOTUS marijuana gun rights ruling
By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled occasional and "habitual" marijuana use alone cannot be used by governments as a reason to deny...
Pritzker defends plan to raise tolls
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says higher proposed Illinois Tollway rates are for many users that travel to and...
Illinois Quick Hits: Two charged with Medicare, Medicaid fraud
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Two Chicago-area defendants have been charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out...
Bill filed to repeal ‘punitive’ digital asset tax
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois legislator is moving to repeal the state’s recently-passed digital asset tax. State Rep. John Cabello,...
Chicago court keeps block on Florida suit over kids transgender medicine
By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square Despite warnings from their colleague that they are ripping a hole in the U.S. Constitution and the concept of federalism, two Democrat-appointed...
Damage costs still being assessed from record tornado numbers
By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The National Weather Service has confirmed a record 149 tornadoes have touched down in Illinois this year,...
Pritzker open to ‘fair’ data center development, local moratoriums
By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – After legislation to heavily restrict the development of new data centers across Illinois failed to progress in...
Illinois Quick Hits: ICE arrests woman accused of helping never-charged shooting suspects
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officials have arrested a Venezuelan national who was accused of helping two alleged...
