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YGC Class of 2024 raised $3,459.50 for local nonprofits For A Better Tomorrow (FBT) recently wrapped up Youth Global Citizen in late September. The students in this program learn leadership skills, th...

(The Center Square) - The public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain is set to resume Monday at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in downtown C...

by Joe Schaeffer The abortion battles underway in America today in a post-Roe v. Wade landscape have brought a modern American political reality into sharper focus. Big-money progressives are maximizi...

Connor Lockhart's three-point night helped the Bloomington Bison defeat the Cincinnati Cyclones by a 3-2 score in regulation on Friday night at the Heritage Bank Center. Just 5:49 into the game, Bison...

(The Center Square) - One of the three statewide questions Illinois voters are being asked Tuesday could turn into a constitutional amendment question in 2026. In May, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swanse...

(The Center Square) - As Election Day 2024 approaches, two Republican candidates are trying to unseat their Democratic incumbents to represent Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 17th C...

37th for tax competitiveness Illinois is in the bottom half of a new ranking that indicates states with structurally sound tax systems that prioritize broad bases and low rates are more competitive th...

(The Center Square) - Instructional and operational spending per Chicago Public School student spiked to an average of nearly $20,000 in fiscal year 2022, representing a jump of almost 50% over the pa...

The Normal Police Department (NPD) has launched a community survey as part of its ongoing accreditation process with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). This initiati...

(The Center Square) - When most think of ports, they think of coastal cities, but Illinois has a thriving port system that continues to gain notoriety. Since 2022, Corn Belt Ports have attracted over ...