Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Budget gimmicks, pension debt and late financial reports are leaving Illinois taxpayers in the dark, according to Truth in Accounting which gives Illinois another "F" grade. Shei...

Chicago Jewish Alliance on peace developments The Chicago Jewish Alliance has offered a response to the release of 20 hostages held by Hamas and the announcement of a ceasefire plan in the Middle East...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop gets to the latest in the ongoing court battle over whether the Trump administration has the j...

Even as reforms seem to have edged down the number of biometric privacy lawsuits targeted at businesses in Illinois, appeals courts are being tasked with the job of unraveling yet another legal knot s...

(The Center Square) - The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied the portion of the Trump administration's emergency motion filed Friday night seeking an immediate administrative stay to hal...

(The Center Square) - The Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session begins Tuesday, and taxes are expected to be part of the conversation. This year, legislators have proposed a number of differen...

(The Center Square) - One day before the Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session is scheduled to begin, one of the most powerful lawmakers in state history is headed to prison. Michael J. Madiga...

(The Center Square) - With the National Guard's deployment in Illinois for public safety blocked by a federal judge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is awaiting what happens next. Pritzker said he's pleased with T...

Ag incentives announced The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Agriculture have announced $67 million in funding to offer cost-share/financial incentives to produc...

(The Center Square) - A former DeKalb County School Board member told The Center Square in 2023 she had concerns about Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton, who is accused of taking kickbacks while he was ...