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(The Center Square) - As the Illinois Freedom Caucus and Chicago Flips Red join forces to invite President Donald Trump's crime cleanup efforts into Chicago, some residents say federal assistance is n...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says increased K-12 spending during his administration is producing results. A potential competitor says the state should be doing much better. With t...

(The Center Square) - Supporters of a new law prohibiting artificial intelligence being the sole instructor in community college say the move protects educational quality, but critics argue it will ho...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop gets to the latest from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker about th...

Eight dead after weekend violence Chicago Police say more than 55 people were shot, at least eight fatally, in the city over Labor Day weekend. The reports come after Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an e...

(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers are proposing more options to address a $770 million fiscal cliff for public transit. After a funding package that included a $1.50 retail delivery tax and rea...

Thad Olson, a former physical education teacher at Eisenhower High School, has been confirmed dead, according to the McLean County Coroner's Office. The cause of death has not been released. Olson was...

A Bloomington man has been arrested on 44 counts of child pornography following an investigation by the Bloomington Police Department's Cyber Crimes Unit. On Thursday, August 28, 2025, officers from t...

(The Center Square) - With businesses in Illinois now suffering on multiple levels, state Rep. Brad Halbrook argues it's clear the state has become its own worst enemy when it comes to charting a clea...

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