Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Manufacturers' Association is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto an energy bill now on the governor's desk. The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act in Senate Bi...

Assistant Chief Nick Thacker of the Normal Police Department has graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, completing the program as a member of the 296th session. The prestigious...

The Connect Transit Board of Trustees held a Special Meeting this morning to approve a separation agreement with former Managing Director, David Braun. Mr. Braun has served the transit system as its C...

For more than a century, my family has run a manufacturing company in Illinois. Atlas Tool Works has weathered recessions, global competition, supply chain shocks, and every kind of business cycle ima...

(The Center Square) - The state of Illinois is spending about $700 million in taxpayer funds to address homelessness. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday joined officials from city and county government and ...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews a recent Office of Executive Inspector General annual report showing a record-breaking...

Fugitives rounded up The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois has announced the results of a seven-day fugitive roundup effort by federal and state law enforcement agencies. Op...

The Hispanic owner of the popular Beat Kitchen restaurant, who was booted by City Hall out of his spot on Chicago's busy Riverwalk, says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is Black, and his administra...

Homelessness grants announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness announced $2 million in state spending for community organizations to address homelessness in C...

(The Center Square) - As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois' repealed grocery tax, producers and industry advocates say a proposed tax hike on alcohol would punis...