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Pritzker signs abortion bills Two bills Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted Friday impact access to abortion procedures. House Bill 3637 shields health care providers from discipline for providing abortion ser...

(The Center Square) - A recent adverse audit of the Illinois Department of Human Services is the worst audit seen by the cochairman of the Legislative Audit Commission. An official from the Illinois A...

(The Center Square) - A new law requires the Illinois Department of Corrections to publish annual data on contraband, substance abuse treatment, overdoses and medical emergencies inside state prisons....

(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump says Chicago is next on his list of cities to focus on cleaning up crime. In December, after Trump was elected to a second non-consecutive term, Danielle C...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a law launching the Farmland Transition Commission, a lifeline for young farmers struggling to secure land. This comes as an Illinois state Senator say...

(The Center Square) - A panel of appellate court judges has ruled Chicago police officers facing serious misconduct allegations must have their hearings heard in public. A law school professor says it...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks live with state Rep. Jed Davis about his continued concerns about the Illinois Departmen...

Disaster proclaimed in three counties A disaster proclamation has been issued for Cook, Jersey and Calhoun counties after severe weather last month. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state proclamation prov...

(The Center Square) - Illinois taxpayers can now look at how the state spent their money in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023, but they're still waiting for the report for the fiscal year that ...

Anti-SLAPP bill signed Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to protect news media from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP). The governor said Senate Bill 1181 will ensure that...