Category Archives: News
WATCH: California co-leads suit over $100,000 H-1B visa fee
(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general from California and 18 other states sued the Trump administration Friday over its new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas. President Donald Trump imposed the ...
Dec 12, 2025
WATCH: Trump outlines AI order, calls Pritzker 'totally unreasonable'
(The Center Square) - Although it remains to be seen how President Donald Trump's executive order on artificial intelligence will affect AI laws already passed in Illinois, the president says Gov. J.B...
Dec 12, 2025
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs assisted suicide bill
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 1950 to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Illinois. The governor announced his decision with a press release Friday morning. "I hav...
Dec 12, 2025
USPS electric fleet push sparks cost, security and job concerns
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Postal Service is pushing forward with a major electric fleet overhaul funded partly by the Inflation Reduction Act, but an energy-policy expert warns rising costs could...
Dec 12, 2025
WATCH: Use of Guard debated; Trump singles out Pritzker on AI; Property tax ruling
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews heated moments from separate U.S. House and Senate committee hearings that touched on ...
Dec 12, 2025
Illinois quick hits: Chicago Fed president explains vote; Treasurer encourages Bright Start gifts
Chicago Fed president explains vote Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee has explained his decision to vote against the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentag...
Dec 12, 2025
Judge rules against Trump's freeze on wind energy
(The Center Square) - Democratic attorneys general applauded a federal judge's ruling this week that the Trump administration can't halt development of all wind energy projects. Proponents have long c...
Dec 11, 2025
Illinois’ new paint fee takes effect, with critics calling it another burden on taxpayers
(The Center Square) - A new statewide fee on paint products adds a small charge to each container sold as part of a program lawmakers say will fund paint recycling. Critics argue it's an unnecessary b...
Dec 11, 2025
Pritzker decision looms for energy bill 'on ratepayers' backs'
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has indicated support for energy legislation awaiting his signature, but small business owners are urging him to veto it. The General Assembly passed Senate Bi...
Dec 11, 2025
WATCH: Use of National Guard debated in U.S. Senate as Illinois case lingers
(The Center Square) - While the use of the National Guard remains on hold in Illinois, pending a legal challenge, the U.S. Senate is debating having troops on American streets. In October, President D...
Dec 11, 2025
