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(The Center Square) - Bloomington has joined hundreds of Illinois municipalities by reinstating a one-percent grocery tax that will soon be eliminated by the state, but Chicago faces an estimated $80 ...

Guatemalan national guilty of illegal presence A Guatemalan national has pleaded guilty to being illegally present in the United States after a prior removal and failing to update his registration as ...

(The Center Square) - Former state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, is making a second run for Illinois governor. Bailey launched his campaign for the 2026 Republican nomination Thursday morning in Carter...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced the creation of a new group of governors impacted by the PJM energy grid operator, but Republicans say it's state policies that ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois, California and Massachusetts are co-leading a coalition of Democratic attorneys general from 17 states filing an amicus brief to a lawsuit fighting federal orders targe...

(The Center Square) - Illinois health officials push back on new federal guidance, saying Tylenol use in pregnancy does not cause autism. A lawmaker, who is also a physician, weighs in. State Rep. Bil...

Nearly 10,000 fewer jobs According to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Illinois lost 9,900 nonfarm jobs in the year end...

(The Center Square) - Tens of thousands of Illinois farmers are facing challenging conditions, with elevated fire risks due to the recent drought. The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Office...

O'Fallon man allegedly work with cartel High-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel are among 26 defendants facing federal charges for their alleged involvement in trafficking hundreds of kilograms of ...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares comments from Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski, state Sen. Ram Villival...