Category Archives: News

One of the most overlooked threats to community-based control in America isn't coming from Washington politicians or even state government officials, but from a corporation that is using state power t...

Chicago school board raises property tax levy By a vote of 15 to 5, the Chicago Board of Education raised its property tax levy for fiscal year 2026 to generate an additional $25 million to $30 millio...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised as a "win" a U.S. Supreme Court ruling temporarily preventing President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, but Republi...

(The Center Square) - Illinois' initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions o...

(The Center Square) - While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan's appeal of his corruption convictions are expected in ...

(The Center Square) - The Illinois state rep whose district includes Soldier Field says the Chicago Bears are bluffing by suggesting a move to Northwest Indiana, but Indiana Gov. Mike Braun says the B...

(The Center Square) - As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will solve reading issues or just mislabel children as dy...

Pope reacts to Pritzker bill signing Pope Leo XIV says he is very disappointed that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The pope said that he sp...

(The Center Square) - For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe dream. It's not an unexpected blow, desp...

(The Center Square) - Components of Illinois Safe Gun Storage Act go into effect Jan. 1. Supporters of Senate Bill 8, like gun control advocacy group Giffords, say in addition to strengthening existin...