Category Archives: News
Illinois quick hits: Quantum facility breaks ground; immigration group responds to raid
Quantum facility breaks ground Ground is broken for the first project at the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park at Quantum Shore on Chicago's South Side. The PsiQuantum facility will b...
Sep 30, 2025
Bipartisan senators reintroduce H-1B visa reforms
(The Center Square) - As the Trump administration's recent efforts to reform the H-1B visa process by adding a one-time $100,000 fee for new applicants, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced leg...
Sep 30, 2025
WATCH: Illinois student struggles continue as enrollments decline
(The Center Square) - A public education advocacy group says Illinois students are still struggling with academic proficiency. Advance Illinois held a virtual briefing Tuesday on the state of public e...
Sep 30, 2025
WATCH: Trump calls Pritzker 'loser' as governor prepares for troop deployment lawsuit
(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is a "loser" and that the city needs the military "desperately" to restore law and order. Pritzker is preparing to go to c...
Sep 30, 2025
FDA abortion pill review sparks debate in Illinois
(The Center Square) - Illinois opponents and supporters weigh in as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews safety rules for abortion pills loosened under the Biden administration. During a rece...
Sep 30, 2025
Illinois crime data law sparks debate over transparency, real solutions
(The Center Square) - Illinois' new crime data law is drawing mixed reactions, with supporters calling it a step toward transparency while critics question whether it will meaningfully reduce violence...
Sep 30, 2025
Illinois quick hits: EV rebate applications opens Oct. 28; Chicago speed camera tickets spike
EV rebate applications opens Oct. 28 The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced that dates for the next EV Rebate Program application cycle will run from Oct. 28, 2025 through Jan. 31, 202...
Sep 30, 2025
WATCH: Pritzker expects troops soon, protesters with guns charged; Darren Bailey reacts
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares comments from Democratic leaders about the expectation that the Trump administration is...
Sep 30, 2025
WATCH: Pritzker says 100 military troops expected in Chicago, doesn’t have details
(The Center Square) - One-hundred military troops are being requested for Illinois by the Trump administration, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who says the Trump administration is authoritarian. But...
Sep 29, 2025
Illinois quick hits: Woman charged in Metro East murder; taxpayer funded homeowner relief fund announced
Woman charged in Metro East murder A Belleville woman is under arrested in connection with a homicide in East St. Louis, according to the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Publi...
Sep 29, 2025
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