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(The Center Square) - The push continues to have voters if Illinois should be a 3% surcharge on millionaires. Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn this week relaunched his effort to bring about the ballot r...

(The Center Square) - State agency officials continue to address the error rate with Illinois' handling of federal food subsidies. During a Joint Committee on Administrative Rules hearing this week, t...

(The Center Square) - Digital IDs have gone live in Illinois, but libertarians say the move makes it easier for governments to track people. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced in ...

Pritzkers meets the Pope Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it was an honor for he and the first lady to meet with Pope Leo XIV in Rome. The governor posted photos of his audience with the Holy Father on social ...

(The Center Square) - As the country braces for a surge in electricity demand driven by large energy users like data centers, two questions lie at the center of the debate over the grid's future: can ...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews actions taken by the Illinois State Board of Elections in regards to a nearly $10 mill...

Normal Police Department responded to the 700 block of Hale Street at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday for a report of an individual who had been struck by gunfire inside a residence. Upon arrival, officers locate...

Former governor proposes millionaire's surcharge Former Gov. Pat Quinn is pushing for a state constitutional amendment requiring Illinois millionaires to pay a 3% surcharge on their income tax returns...

(The Center Square) - The campaign finance violation against Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is over after the Illinois State Board of Elections decided to not take up an appeal and ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Department of Corrections officials are promising to have a permanent rule on electronic mail scanning drafted by the first week of December. IDOC's 150-day emergency ru...