Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - In return for soaring state spending on education, Illinois taxpayers are getting chronic absenteeism, poor academic proficiency and declining enrollment from the state's public ...

Cook County evaluates storm, flood damage The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security is reviewing damage from the severe storms and flash flooding that occurred this week...

(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, who represents the 15th Congressional district in southeastern Illinois, is reintroducing legislation to "strengthen parental rights" following the state's...

Arlington Heights trustees pass grocery tax Arlington Heights village trustees have approved a one-percent tax on groceries. Since Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved the elimination of the 1% state grocery t...

(The Center Square) - Two former U.S. Cabinet members have launched a new effort to stop Illinois politicians from drawing their own legislative districts. Fair Maps Illinois co-chairs Bill Daley and ...

(The Center Square) - Economic issues are front and center for Republican U.S. Senate candidates in Illinois. Former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy is the most recognizable figure on his side of the ...

On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at approximately 7:57 a.m., the Bloomington Fire Department and Bloomington Police Department responded to a structure fire in the 1300 block of West Elm Street. Upon arri...

(The Center Square) - Illinois student leaders serving on state higher education boards will now receive $500-per-semester scholarships under a recently signed law championed by Sen. Dave Koehler, D-P...

Work begins on $1.5 billion O'Hare expansion A new round of construction has begun at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Airline officials joined federal, state and local politicians to kick off...

(The Center Square) - Energy prices and clean energy policy took center stage during a senate energy and public utilities committee hearing as lawmakers sparred over rising summer energy bills and the...