IL Dem touts 'great job' on transit, GOP candidate laments 'bailout' for Chicago
(The Center Square) - Taxes and tolls will rise for many Illinoisans in 2026 if Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs legislation to fund public transportation. Senate Bill 2111 went to the governor's desk Nov. 25. Pritzker said he ...
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Illinois quick hits: More bills enacted into law; former ComEd CEO seeking Trump pardon
More bills enacted into law Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced more than a dozen bills were enacted Friday. Aside from the medical aid in dying bill, Pritzker signed 14 bills. One meas...
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Pritzker enacts bills, including measure decoupling IL from federal tax code
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced more than a dozen bills were enacted Friday. Aside from the medical aid in dying bill, Pritzker's office announced he had signed 14 bills ranging from the Publ...
11h ago
WATCH: California co-leads suit over $100,000 H-1B visa fee
(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general from California and 18 other states sued the Trump administration Friday over its new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas. President Donald Trump imposed the rule Sept. 19 for n...
12h ago
WATCH: Trump outlines AI order, calls Pritzker 'totally unreasonable'
(The Center Square) - Although it remains to be seen how President Donald Trump's executive order on artificial intelligence will affect AI laws already passed in Illinois, the president says Gov. J.B. Pritzker is totally unreasonable....
13h ago
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs assisted suicide bill
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 1950 to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Illinois. The governor announced his decision with a press release Friday morning. "I have b...
16h ago
USPS electric fleet push sparks cost, security and job concerns
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Postal Service is pushing forward with a major electric fleet overhaul funded partly by the Inflation Reduction Act, but an energy-policy expert warns rising costs could hit taxpayers and customers. ...
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WATCH: Use of Guard debated; Trump singles out Pritzker on AI; Property tax ruling
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews heated moments from separate U.S. House and Senate committee hearings that touched on the use of the National Guard for p...
18h ago
Illinois quick hits: Chicago Fed president explains vote; Treasurer encourages Bright Start gifts
Chicago Fed president explains vote Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee has explained his decision to vote against the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesda...
18h ago
Judge rules against Trump's freeze on wind energy
(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general applauded a federal judge's ruling this week that the Trump administration can't halt development of all wind energy projects. Proponents have long considered wind ener...
Dec 11, 2025
