Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - A member of the Illinois congressional delegation calls the rescissions package passed by Congress to cut federal government spending by $9 billion "absolutely shameful," but a c...

"I am deeply saddened and concerned by the shooting that occurred overnight. First and foremost, our thoughts are with those directly impacted and their families. The Bloomington Police Department res...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews recent court filings in two separate firearms related cases. In the case challenging I...

(The Center Square) - Illinois legislators are raising concerns over a $500,000 budget item for Lincoln College, a private school that shut down in 2022. The earmark, added in a 2018 capital bill by t...

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Thursday night on the city's west side. Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Illinois Street at approxim...

(The Center Square) - Chicago Loop Alliance President Michael Edwards is focused on seeing the silver lining amid data that shows downtown office space vacancy rates jumped to all-time high of 27% ove...

Bank robber sentenced A Villa Park man has been sentenced to more than 7.5 years in federal prison for robbing four banks and a credit union. Prosecutors say Charles Lawler robbed financial institutio...

(The Center Square) - Revocation of the federal charter for the National Education Association over concerns of its priorities is in a bill introduced by Republican lawmakers. Many Republicans in Cong...

Deer poachers sentenced Five Mississippi men have been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay fines and restitution after using spotlights to illegally hunt white-tailed deer in southern Illinois. ...

(The Center Square) - Questions about transparency and accountability surround millions of Illinois taxpayer dollars appropriated for non-governmental organizations. The record-high $55.2 billion Illi...