Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Democratic political action committees are being investigated by state, and potentially federal, authorities over claims they are funding Texas House Democrats who fled the state...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson never called him to oppose a pension bill expected to raise the city's unfunded pension liabilities. The governor s...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop continues his coverage on the ongoing debate around redistricting congressional districts with...

Cook County, Chicago declare flood disaster Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have issued respective disaster proclamations for flooding that took place Ju...

Starting at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 8, lane reductions will take place on several Bloomington streets for a pavement preservation project using PressurePave technology. Affected streets include: Sout...

(The Center Square) - A water, land and wildlife advocate says a new law restricting carbon sequestration will protect most of the Mahomet Aquifer. One of 124 bills Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed last Frid...

(The Center Square) - While Gov. J.B. Pritzker jokes on national TV that Illinois' congressional maps were drawn by kindergartners, a statehouse Republican says the maps are gerrymandered at an "exper...

(The Center Square) - Illinois State University is reviewing a U.S. Department of Justice letter warning that race-based diversity programs may violate civil rights laws. The letter from U.S. Attorney...

Bomb threat made at hotel where Texas Dems staying Illinois U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says she is disturbed by dangerous threats made against Texas elected officials in Illinois. Duckworth posted a...

(The Center Square) - With budget deadlines looming for Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Brandon Johnson has raised the dollar amount he says the state of Illinois owes the city for public education. Acc...