Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - A Republican congresswoman from Illinois is looking to enforce federal Commercial Drivers License requirements by withholding federal funds from states that aren't compliant. Dat...

(The Center Square) - A Chicago-based disability-rights organization is seeking a meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office as Illinois prepares for possible action on legislation that would legalize p...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks live with Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, about some of her top issues facing...

Layoff announcements According to the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices, 1,138 employees across the state will be losing their jobs in the coming weeks, 714 of ...

Santa's Station is coming back to Uptown Normal beginning Saturday, Dec. 6, with free visits offered on select dates through Christmas Eve. The annual attraction, presented by the Town of Normal, will...

Job training grants announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced an additional $10 million in funding for the Job Training and Economic Devel...

(The Center Square) - A Chicago city council committee has advanced an ordinance that would ban most hemp sales in the city. Chicago 13th Ward Alderman Marty Quinn's proposal prohibits the sale of any...

(The Center Square) - Illinois' role in the immigration debate took center stage during a congressional hearing about anti-law enforcement rhetoric. The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security held ...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the state will be spending taxpayer money, and he wishes it could spend more, to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary next year. The governor vi...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump administration's insistence that states share data with the federal government about who is getting Supplemental Nut...