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Chicago minority, low-income students struggling to make testing grade
(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford said it’s not hard to comprehend why Chicago Public Schools…
Illinois in Focus: SCOTUS to release order list; U.S. Steel returns; Candidate quests for answers
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares reaction…
Illinois quick hits: Police shooting suspect in custody; retired judge brought back
Police shooting suspect in custody …
IL strips explicit racial criteria from minority teacher scholarship program
Rather than attempt to defend a longstanding state-funded scholarship program against claims in court that it intentionally discriminated against white…
Illinois quick hits: Armed sex offender sentenced; most are family farms
Armed sex offender sentenced A…
IL legislator credits Trump for U.S. Steel announcement
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator from the Metro East says it’s a Christmas miracle that U.S. Steel…
Companies hit with hundreds of Lake County EtO lawsuits cry foul
A group of big medical device and chemical manufacturing companies are pushing back against attempts by trial lawyers to rope…
IL Sec of State criticizes TSA fee option, extends REAL ID facility lease
(The Center Square) – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is criticizing the federal government’s plan to offer travelers without…
Illinois quick hits: US Steel reopening Granite City furnace; unemployment down slightly
US Steel reopening Granite City furnace …
WATCH: Gun ban with SCOTUS; ICE enforcement pushback; End of life options bill with gov
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews the…
Illinois quick hits: Another attack on CTA passenger; plaintiffs move to dismiss their ICE use of force case
Another attack on CTA passenger …
WATCH: Pritzker: ‘No’ to state taxpayer-funded guaranteed income
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not planning to follow Cook County by implementing a guaranteed…