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(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, prompting strong backlash from medical, disability, religious and legal groups who say it was rushed and violates key ethical...

(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...

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 measure decouples...

(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 ra...

(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 ...

(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...

(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 hav...

(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...

(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 ...

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 percentag...