Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Some Illinois municipal leaders are pushing for the ability to impose local fuel taxes at a time when gas prices are rising dramatically. Mt. Vernon Mayor John Lewis spoke during...

(The Center Square) - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined her fellow Democratic attorneys general from 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of birth...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois lawmaker is praising the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump for repealing the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, calling the move a w...

(The Center Square) - A new survey says Illinois has the highest tax rates in the country. According to a WalletHub report released on Wednesday, the Land of Lincoln has the highest state and local ta...

(The Center Square) - Chicago taxpayers may face higher costs if the city follows through with a reported bond deal. The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board reported last week that Mayor Brandon Johnson i...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion in erased medical debt for residents through a state program. Combined with a...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he never met Jeffery Epstein and was never on a plane with the late sex offender. The governor made the remarks in Chicago on Tuesday and said fo...

(The Center Square) - A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted an alleged Sinaloa Cartel boss on drug, firearm and material support of terrorism charges. Prosecutors say Jesus Omar Ibarra Felix, 4...

(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers want to rebrand fentanyl deaths as "poisoning" instead of "overdose," but coroners say the change would force them to lie on death certificates. Senate Bill 30...

(The Center Square) - Chicago is one of five cities in the running to hold the 2028 Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Committee announced on Monday that Chicago, Atlanta, Boston,...