Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Wirepoints executive editor Mark Glennon isn't holding back on what to make of Chicago's stumbling economy, including 23 straight months of decreased business activity and an une...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the continued debate around federal immigration enforcement and the state's migrant san...

Trump signs Duckworth's BABES Act President Donald Trump has signed bipartisan legislation to help parents travel by air with breast milk and breastfeeding supplies. Along with U.S. Senators Steve Dai...

After winning a court order essentially forbidding federal immigration agents from responding with force against so-called "protestors" interfering with ICE operations and threatening federal agents i...

Illinois' state government, as well as Chicago and nine North Shore suburbs, could be in line for as much as $280 million under a deal struck with agrichemical giant Monsanto, through its parent compa...

Son of 'El Chapo' guilty A notorious gang leader's son has been convicted on federal drug charges. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to drug conspiracy a...

(The Center Square) - Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants to make Chicago the safest and most affordable big city in the country, but Chicago Republicans say the city is not safe or affordable. The ma...

(The Center Square) - As the use of force challenge against the Trump administration's enforcement of immigration law continues, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is still encouraging protesters. Plaintiffs groups s...

Editor's note: This story has been updated since its initial publication to include a response from the U.S. Department of Labor. (The Center Square) - A coalition of 17 Democratic attorneys general i...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to expand vaccine access in Illinois, but a Republican lawmaker and medical doctor said the bill is an example of "Trump Derangement Syn...