Category Archives: News
IL comptroller candidate touts experience, focuses on transparency
(The Center Square) - A state representative running for Illinois comptroller says she's got the life, professional and government service experience to do the job. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Osw...
Sep 04, 2025
WATCH: Pritzker expects feds soon; appeals court affirms transit concealed carry ban
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the latest developments on how the Trump administration will address public safety in C...
Sep 04, 2025
Illinois quick hits: Economic conditions show stability; EPA recruitment efforts
Economic conditions show stability The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's National Financial Conditions Index was unchanged at -0.53 in the week ending Aug. 29, suggesting steady financial conditions. ...
Sep 04, 2025
U.S. 136 in McLean to close Sept. 8
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that U.S. 136 at the Center Street railroad crossing in McLean will close Sept. 8. The closure is necessary for Union Pacific to replace its crossin...
Sep 04, 2025
WATCH: Pritzker focuses on violence intervention; VP won’t confirm deployments
(The Center Square) - Vice President J.D. Vance is not confirming reports shared by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that federal deployments may arrive in Illinois this week. Pritzker spoke in Chicago Wednesday an...
Sep 03, 2025
Illinois quick hits: House investigating Medicaid for illegal immigrants; transit concealed carry case decided by appeals court
U.S. House investigating Medicaid for illegal immigrants A U.S. House committee is launching an investigation into Illinois and other states, seeking, among other things, documents regarding their exp...
Sep 03, 2025
House committee investigating Dem governors for 'illegal alien' Medicaid spending
(The Center Square) - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into the "impact of the Biden Border Crisis" on Medicaid, saying it cost taxpayers billions. ...
Sep 03, 2025
WATCH: Chicago hearing addresses police workload; resident calls for federal help
(The Center Square) - Chicago city council members did not discuss potential federal deployments during a public safety meeting Wednesday, but a resident called out Gov. J.B. Pritzker's opposition to ...
Sep 03, 2025
Arrest of Mexican national for 2023 murder called ‘long overdue’ justice
(The Center Square) - Authorities confirmed the arrest of Gabriel Calixto in Mexico for the 2023 murder of Emma Shafer in Springfield, Illinois. Surviving victim Katie O'Brien, who was previously atta...
Sep 03, 2025
Masters of Illusion Coming to Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
The hit CW television series Masters of Illusion is bringing its live touring show to the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, October 29. Featuring some of the world's most acclai...
Sep 03, 2025
