Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Southwestern states ranked among the lowest in the U.S. for property tax rates in a new report, giving homeowners some relief amid widespread housing affordability issues. And th...

(The Center Square) - Jesse Jackson's family says the civil rights leader, former presidential candidate and Rainbow/PUSH coalition founder was a servant leader. In a statement, his family said Jackso...

(The Center Square) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, instrumental in civil rights advocacy after the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King, has died at his Chicago home. He was 84. His death Tuesday morning w...

(The Center Square) - A controversial abortion proposal from State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, is drawing sharp reactions across Illinois, exposing divisions among Republicans and advocacy groups...

(The Center Square) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Illinois is one of seven states where a drug-resistant form of salmonella has been linked to Rosabella brand moringa powder ca...

Amid a growing push nationwide for new laws to regulate the booming business of third-party lawsuit investing, a state lawmaker has introduced legislation in Springfield in a bid to bring greater tran...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois state senator is pushing a sweeping but voluntary change to the state's pension system that would allow public employees, including teachers, to opt out of traditiona...

Police in Normal responded to a shots-fired call around 12:56 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of South Main Street and found a 16-year-old girl with an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken by ambulanc...

(The Center Square) - Democratic state Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, and Republican state Rep Amy Elik, R-Alton, have filed legislation to create small business asset purchase accounts. HB 4874 an...

(The Center Square) - Illinois is set to receive $52.8 million in federal taxpayer funding to overhaul roughly 6 miles of Illinois Route 9, but a proposed sidewalk near Bloomington High School is draw...