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(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 12 Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday, submitting an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge to Minnesota's policies that allow ...

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can't use National Guard troops in Chicago to help federal immigration enforcement, in another blow to the presid...

(The Center Square) - A new Chicago budget is set to take effect, even though the city's mayor refused to sign it. Flanked by Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and several aldermanic ...

DOJ sues over sanctuary expansion law The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul after the governor signed legislation allo...

(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general from 22 jurisdictions sued the Trump administration Monday over its plans to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "We won't stand by as c...

(The Center Square) - A sweeping Medicaid and maternal-care overhaul taking effect Jan. 1 draws sharp criticism from Illinois Republicans, who say Senate Bill 2437 crams too many major policy changes ...

Man convicted of drug money laundering A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a man of laundering cash proceeds from a Mexico-based drug-trafficking organization. Prosecutors say David Berger, 41, of...

(The Center Square) - The Chicago City Council has approved a $16.7 billion budget for 2026 and sent it to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aldermen rejected the mayor's corporate head tax and passed a spending...

(The Center Square) - Although Illinois drivers are now paying less at the pump, a state lawmaker says prices would be lower if not for the state's high gas taxes. According to AAA, the average price ...

The U.S. Supreme Court says the Illinois Attorney's General office and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office will not be able to end the appeal from a group of gun owners who say state and local b...