Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Illinois business leaders pressured Illinois lawmakers Tuesday to approve billions of dollars in taxpayerfunded child care investments, arguing that without more public spending,...

The Children's Discovery Museum will open a major new second-floor exhibit, "From Farm to a Healthy Me," to the public on April 9, expanding hands-on learning and interactive play for families across ...

(The Center Square) - Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Planning and Development say more than 600 vacant city lots will be available for private purchase, starting on Wednesday. A s...

The City of Bloomington has announced changes to its solid waste services in observance of Good Friday on April 3. Leaves, brush, garden trimmings, and bulk items will not be collected, and the Citize...

New tax increases in the Town of Normal will take effect April 1, raising both food and beverage and hotel/motel rates to help fund a major infrastructure project. The food and beverage tax will incre...

A long-vacant downtown landmark is back in use as the former Pantagraph print building at 217 W. Jefferson Street reopens following a city-supported redevelopment effort. The project, led by local dev...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says property taxes are a local issue, but a county treasurer's report says hefty tax increases are allowed by state law. The governor was asked about property...

(The Center Square) - According to a study by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, property taxes in the county increased at twice the rate of inflation and well above the rate of wage growth from 1995...

(The Center Square) - Fewer businesses that get diversity-related government priority in Illinois are getting contracts with the state, according to a new annual report from the agency, after a long-r...

(The Center Square) - Illinois' population has continued to narrowly grow this year, despite a significant number of cities in the state losing residents to other states. Some say the trend of increas...