Category Archives: News
Illinois quick hits: DHS ordered to address ICE facility conditions; Garcia explains retirement decision
DHS ordered to address ICE facility conditions A U.S. District Court judge in Chicago has issued a temporary restraining order directing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and federal immigration...
Nov 06, 2025
WATCH: DCFS still looking for missing children numbers; Pritzker on elections results
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop continues his coverage about how many youth in care the Department of Children and Family Serv...
Nov 06, 2025
Congressional Perks: Luxury cars and mileage result in big costs for taxpayers
(The Center Square) - U.S. Reps Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and David Scott, D-Ga., have each had taxpayers pay as much as $1,000 every month to Lexus financial so they can lease a vehicle for their offic...
Nov 06, 2025
Illinois quick hits: $20 million for Alton housing project; alleged migrant assaults reported
$20 million for Alton housing project Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority announced the opening of a $20 million housing development offering 40 new rental homes in Madis...
Nov 05, 2025
WATCH: Illinois DCFS can’t locate documents showing number of missing children
(The Center Square) - Documents to show the number of missing youth in care from the Department of Children and Family Services still "have not been located." The Center Square's Freedom of Informatio...
Nov 05, 2025
WATCH: Pritzker: 'Government isn’t always the best option'
(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says government is not always the best option when it comes to private business. The governor spoke at the groundbreaking for a grocery store in the M...
Nov 05, 2025
Moody Bible lawsuit: CPS illegally blocking student teachers
An evangelical Christian college in Chicago has sued Chicago Public Schools, saying district officials have unconstitutionally refused to allow student teachers from the college's education program to...
Nov 05, 2025
Groups seeks probe into Illinois law requiring grades 3-12 mental health screenings
(The Center Square) - A law firm is urging a federal investigation into a new Illinois law, arguing that the act that requires mental health screenings for all school children grades 3-12 violates the...
Nov 05, 2025
Reason Foundation: No turning point yet in Illinois on pension debt
(The Center Square) - A new report says Illinois has the highest per-capita unfunded state and local pension liabilities in the nation, 50% higher than the state with the second-highest pension debt. ...
Nov 05, 2025
WATCH: System for ballooning diversity program criticized; prisons wrestle mail scanning
(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks live with The Center Square investigative reporter Jared Strong about his series of stor...
Nov 05, 2025
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