Category Archives: News

The City of Bloomington has announced a proposed reorganization plan to split its Economic and Community Development Department into two distinct entities, each with a renewed focus on supporting econ...

Chicago City Council calls special meeting Members of the Chicago City Council have called for a special meeting next week to likely reject the mayor's proposed property tax levy increase. Mayor Brand...

(The Center Square) - A former ComEd executive has detailed how he and others at the utility company dropped what they were doing to please former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Cooperating g...

(The Center Square) - The referendum seeking to raise the Champaign County sales tax failed with 66% of the community voting to reject the measure. The complaint against the county for promoting the m...

(The Center Square) - Illinois is near the bottom in a ranking of states for their regulatory environment of child care, which the authors say leads to consequences. The Knee Regulatory Research Cente...

Wife charged in judge's murder Murder charges have been filed in the killing of a judge in southern Illinois. According to the Edwards County coroner, 41-year-old Michael Valentine was shot in his Alb...

(The Center Square) - Illinois could be at the center of conflicting agendas under a Trump presidency and Democrat-controlled state. With a Trump administration looking to end sanctuary city policies ...

(The Center Square) - A legislative hearing Thursday addressed the financial and administrative obstacles facing substance use disorder treatment providers in Illinois. The Illinois Senate and House M...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he's disappointed in Tuesday's election outcome with Donald Trump retaking the White House, but he is prepared for what may come. While Illinois ...

(The Center Square) - Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson is warning Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be careful about what he wishes for in proposing a new $300 million property tax increase. The...