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(The Center Square) - A newly introduced bill in the Illinois Senate would add new child-safety education, warning labels and storage requirements for cannabis products, prompting cautious support, an...

(The Center Square) - As Illinois Republican candidates for governor call for school choice, more Catholic schools are closing in the Chicago area. After two Catholic schools in Chicago announced rece...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop shares comments from Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg about recent reports concerning ove...

(The Center Square) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Monday that they awarded more than $17 million in state taxpayer funds to 39 recipient...

(The Center Square) - Immigration and taxation policies are front and center for Democratic Party candidates seeking to replace Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. The University of Chicago Institute of P...

Businesses in Illinois hit by blizzards of potentially ruinous lawsuits over alleged harm caused by emissions from their factories or other facilities can't demand insurers defend them and cover their...

Report: Paroled six-time felon charged in shootings Prosecutors have charged a paroled six-time felon with shooting a woman inside a Chicago apartment and then trying to shoot police officers who chas...

(The Center Square) - A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire's tax has been referred to the Illinois House Rules Committee, but only half the revenues generated by the...

(The Center Square) - A taxpayer advocacy group warns local governments could be using tax dollars to promote tax increase proposals. Americans For Prosperity Illinois Deputy Director Brian Costin say...

(The Center Square) - Illinois members of Congress are speaking out following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, emphasizing the need for a transparent inv...