Category Archives: News

)The Center Square) - The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing its Green Schools Campaign in negotiations with Chicago Public Schools. The union wants retro-fitted buildings, solar panels, electric schoo...

(The Center Square) - Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. A record-breaking 18,644, ...

(The Center Square) - Some craft breweries in Illinois branching off into the hemp beverage industry are relieved that proposed restrictions stalled in Springfield, but they wonder what the future hol...

(The Center Square) - A bill on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would allow for electrified security fence construction without the need for local government permission. House Bill 2154 prohibits local gove...

Jobless rate climbs to 4.9% The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the state's unemployment rate increased to 4.9%, while nonfarm payrolls increased +12,700 in May, based on pre...

(The Center Square) - A bill on the governor's desk seeks to give the Illinois Department of Transportation the authority to create and implement a highway traffic noise suppression program. The progr...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois woman has written a book about bucket list items to see and do in the Land of Lincoln. "100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die" is published by Reedy Press. Auth...

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first Cicada Bobblehead. Due to an unusual overlap of the lifecycles of two types (or broods) of cicadas, trillions of the insects are expe...

(The Center Square) - The latest "point-in-time" study finds that the number of homeless Chicagoans jumped by 200% over a yearlong period beginning in early 2023. With the annual survey used by the fe...

(The Center Square) - A bill on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would allow for electrified security fence construction without the need for local government permission. House Bill 2154 prohibits local gove...