Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - The number of missing foster children on the radar of the state's child welfare agency will be clarified this week as a potential Illinois Statehouse candidate looks for answers....

(The Center Square) - Candidates hoping for a spot on 2026 primary election ballots are expected to line up Monday outside the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield. Monday is the first day...

(The Center Square) - A new Illinois Policy Institute report reignites debate over how schools are run and how much top administrators are paid, but one national education expert warns district consol...

Chicago expressway projects ends Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the end of Chicago's Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation project on Friday. Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi noted that the proje...

For the 5,000 people in Illinois living with sickle cell disease, access to affordable medical care and life-saving treatments is necessary. Yet far too many still struggle to get the medications and ...

(The Center Square) - A Springfield proposal grants major tax breaks to "megaprojects," which critics warn could leave homeowners and small businesses paying the price. House Bill 4058, which mirrors ...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the executive order Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Thursday to create the Illino...

Report: $17,300 state debt per person A new report from Reason Foundation shows that Illinois' state government has $222 billion in debt, third-most among all 50 states. With $17,300 in state debt per...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created a new government commission to document the conduct of federal law enforcement agents, but a Statehouse Republican leader calls the govern...

(The Center Square) - State lawmakers are expected to include battery storage as part of an energy omnibus bill at the Illinois Capitol next week, but questions remain over who will pay for it. Democr...