Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved a 4.5% spending increase in its budget for fiscal year 2027. The increase of $121.5 million includes an additional $50 million...

(The Center Square) - One day after an Illinois state representative said there was no budget transparency from J.B. Pritzker's office, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget said it identifie...

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has notified Illinois officials that the state is violating federal law by requiring pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers to...

(The Center Square) - Illinois House Democrats are calling for investigation, prosecution and impeachment of federal immigration law enforcement. State Rep. Jaime Andrade, D-Chicago, introduced House ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Saint Charles, worries Chicago's newfound plan to divide annual advance supplemental payments for its underfunded pensions into at least two ins...

(The Center Square) - The Governor's Office of Management and Budget says it has identified more than $480 million of budget reserves from state agencies amid economic uncertainty that Gov. J.B. Pritz...

(The Center Square) - The Pritzker administration's recent announcement of $36 million in state grants for local park projects is drawing criticism from taxpayer advocates who say the program is polit...

(The Center Square) - Chicago's inspector general has advised the city's human resources and finance departments that from 2020 through 2024, the city paid $26.5 million in overtime to potentially ine...

anuary 21, 2026 - Thanks to Bloomington Kiwanis Pancake Days, the community can again enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes while donating money to send children to Camp Limberlost. Time: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00pm...

(The Center Square) - Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, has introduced legislation to restrict large institutional investment firms from buying single-family homes. Following an executive ord...