Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - In the past 5 years, the state of Illinois has found more than 1,000 instances of taxpayer funded overpayments to child care providers. In a response to a public records request ...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly account for every foster child who goes missing while un...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop discusses some of the highlights President Donald Trump provided from his first year in office of h...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is renewing his call for the federal government to mandate year-round sales of E15 fuel. The governor cited a report from the Renewable Fuels Associat...

(The Center Square) - Higher taxes, the SAFE-T Act and state policy regarding Israel may all be on the table as the Illinois House returns to business. State representatives returned to Springfield on...

Bovino bounty trial to begin Jury selection is complete for the trial of a man accused of putting a bounty on U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was charged last ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office has endured 365 days of chaos with President Donald Trump back in the White House. Raoul held a press conference in Chicago ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois state representatives are scheduled to be back in Springfield this week, and there is bipartisan concern over taxes. The Illinois House's first meeting of 2026 is set fo...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois lawmaker is raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and legal compliance at Illinois State University following a state audit that found long-standing material w...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop provides highlights from Monday evening's Illinois State Rifle Association Republican gubernatorial...