Category Archives: News
Illinois lawmakers push uniform election reporting to enhance voter confidence
(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would require local election authorities to report election data in a standardized format statewide, a move supporters say wou...
Feb 10, 2026
Lawmaker: Conversion therapy funding ban ‘hypocritical’ amid youth gender care doubts
(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding for conversion therapy, even as the state continues to spend public dollars on gender-affirming care res...
Feb 10, 2026
Illinois Quick Hits: FEMA says no to Illinois disaster declaration
(The Center Square) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state of Illinois' appeal for a major disaster declaration following severe storms and flooding that affected Boone, Cook, ...
Feb 10, 2026
Chicago aldermen discuss delayed payments, cash flow issues
(The Center Square) - A Chicago alderman is urging city officials to support legislation in Springfield that would require Cook County to reimburse local taxing districts for losses caused by the coun...
Feb 10, 2026
Ex-COPA deputy who revealed boss’ anti-cop bias can’t sue over firing
A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit from a former top investigator for the Chicago city office responsible for investigating police misconduct claims, who had claimed he was illegally fired in retali...
Feb 09, 2026
Lawsuit demands Pritzker’s office release docs over pic with criminal
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's office has illegally attempted to scrub from the public record photos and other proof that he posed at an event in Chicago with a man, paid by the state as a so-called "pea...
Feb 09, 2026
Pritzker announces bond expansion, says progress has been made with Bears
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says progress has been made in conversations with the Chicago Bears. Pritzker announced the expansion of sales tax and revenue bonds for capital projects at a ...
Feb 09, 2026
Illinois Quick Hits: Statewide bag tax proposed
(The Center Square) - State Rep. Laura Faver Dias, D-Grayslake, has proposed legislation to impose a 10-cent fee on carryout bags at retail establishments, effective Jan. 1. House Bill 5112 would also...
Feb 09, 2026
Lawmakers join Chicago Teachers Union to push for more school funding
(The Center Square) - State lawmakers have introduced legislation backed by the Chicago Teachers Union to immediately increase evidence-based funding and additional public school services. Republicans...
Feb 09, 2026
Illinois proposal makes businesses financially liable for climate change
(The Center Square) - A proposal to create an Illinois Climate Change Superfund is drawing sharp criticism from Republican lawmakers who warn it would hand sweeping authority to unelected regulators, ...
Feb 09, 2026
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