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The Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington-Normal will gain a new warm-weather destination next year as Allegiant Airlines launches seasonal nonstop service to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. ...

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into University of California Berkeley after violent agitators overran a Turning Point USA event, an escalati...

(The Center Square) - PJM's Board of Directors is preparing to make one of the most consequential decisions of this decade, says a coalition of state legislators from the grid operator's region. And, ...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after a city council committee rejected a s...

Bipartisan BABES Enhancement Act ready for Trump Illinois U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Schaumburg, says a bipartisan bill she sponsored is headed to President Donald Trump's desk. The U.S. House pa...

(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's allies have launched a seven-figure campaign to support his 2026 budget proposal, but opponents say the mayor's tax plans will send the city into ...

(The Center Square) - The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance has rejected a package of higher taxes proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. After the committee voted 25 to 10 against Johnson's reven...

Elections board considers primary election petition objections Gov. J.B. Pritzker has one challenger in the Democratic Party's gubernatorial primary. Former Chicago City Council candidate Patricia Til...

(The Center Square) - So far this calendar year, Illinois' child welfare agency reports 193 missing youth in care, an increase from the total number from the prior year. On Oct. 21, The Center Square ...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and an advocate for the Illinois hemp industry have different views on reform after Congress passed prohibitions on most hemp products. Legislation to end the ...