Category Archives: News
Illinois quick hits: Pritzker signs crypto regulations
Pritzker signs crypto regulations Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed two laws to regulate cryptocurrency. Senate Bill 1797 requires cryptocurrency companies to register with the Illinois Department of Fina...
Aug 18, 2025
Trucking industry leader: New law may drive business out of Illinois
(The Center Square) - A trucking industry leader says more businesses may leave Illinois after the signing of Senate Bill 328. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the signing of 267 bills last Friday afterno...
Aug 18, 2025
Rep. Regan Deering - Deering's STEAM Opportunity Bill Signed by the Governor
State Representative Regan Deering (R-Decatur) issued the following statement after her bill, HB 2801 was signed by the Governor: "As a marine biologist and science teacher, I want to encourage our yo...
Aug 18, 2025
Senator Sally Turner's Tiny Vets Home Bill Becomes Law
Legislation championed by State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) to protect affordable housing options for at-risk veterans has officially been signed into law. Senate Bill 39 ensures that nonprofit-bu...
Aug 18, 2025
Derailment disrupts train service for Chicago, New York, Washington, Miami
(The Center Square) - Passenger train service involving routes to Chicago, Miami and New York is on hold because of a coal train derailment in northeastern North Carolina on Sunday. The CSX train pull...
Aug 18, 2025
Democratic candidates focus on national politics in campaign for U.S. Senate
(The Center Square) - Illinois' Democratic Party candidates for U.S. Senate have focused their campaigns on opposition to Republicans and President Donald Trump. The field formed quickly after Illinoi...
Aug 18, 2025
Chicago posts fewest homicides since 2016, arrests rate also declines
(The Center Square) - Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, studies Chicago's somewhat mixed-bag crime trend data with little question about what he feels needs to come next in the ongoing fight...
Aug 18, 2025
Illinois quick hits: Prosecutors charge two more in Tren de Aragua case; Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee meets today; Illinois Little League team loses in World Series
Prosecutors charge two more in Tren de Aragua case State prosecutors have charged two more migrants as part of an investigation into the trafficking of narcotics and firearms into Chicago by suspected...
Aug 18, 2025
Traffic Signal Work to Cause Delays at College Avenue and Landmark Drive
Weather permitting, traffic signals at the intersection of College Avenue and Landmark Drive will be placed on flashing red beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, as crews energize new signals and remov...
Aug 17, 2025
McLean County to Begin Mailing Property Assessment Notices
McLean County taxpayers will soon begin receiving notices of assessed value changes and township equalization factors for the 2025 assessment year, Chief County Assessment Officer Timothy Jorczak anno...
Aug 17, 2025
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