Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Chicago aldermen have approved a revenue package that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporate head tax, but business advocates are expressing concerns about the measur...

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking access to Illinois' unredacted voter registration database draws praise from an election integrity advocate, who says the move en...

Federal funding for CTA still uncertain The Federal Transit Administration says it will withhold as much as $50 million in funding from the Chicago Transit Authority if the agency does not submit a mo...

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force Illinois state election officials to turn over full copies of the state's list of registered voters. The Justice Department under the administ...

(The Center Square) - Chicago Bears leadership is claiming that it is considering a move to Northwest Indiana after the team says state leaders in Illinois told them that creating property tax breaks ...

(The Center Square) - A new study shows more parents are refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, sparking debate in Illinois between a lawmaker and a mother. According to a Journal of the American Medi...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop provides moments and reaction from and around the first Illinois Accountability Commission hea...

DOJ sues over voters lists The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has filed federal lawsuits against four jurisdictions, including Illinois, for failing to produce their full vote...

(The Center Square) - A state legislator is demanding the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services correct the record and apologize to families for the use of interns as investigators. Mont...

)The Center Square) - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch says conversations about energy policy will continue, even with a measure pending the governor's signature. Welch, D-Hillside, told T...