Illinois quick hits: USPS pauses consolidations; cicadas are here
USPS pauses consolidations The U.S. Postal Service is pausing the consolidation of mail processing facilities around Illinois until at least next year. Officials previously announced that the Processing ...
May 15, 2024
Measure banning wildlife hunt contests passes Illinois House
(The Center Square) - A measure that seeks to ban wildlife hunting contests and penalize hunters participating in them with misdemeanors passed the Illinois House Wednesday. Wildlife contests generally involve a day- or...
May 15, 2024
Illinois legislators considering tax and spend policies in final days of session
(The Center Square) - Illinois legislators continue to consider tax increases on businesses heading into the final nine days of scheduled session. Conversations also continue about zeroing out Illinois' grocery tax and whether local go...
May 15, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court considering the privacy of hospitals
(The Center Square) - The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a case involving the extent of privacy in a hospital. While Cortez Turner was in a Murphysboro hospital room being treated for a gunshot wound in 2016, pol...
May 15, 2024
Illinois quick hits: Cream cheese recall; slow cooker prompts airport security response
Cream cheese recall Cream cheese products are being recalled in Illinois and 28 other states over salmonella concerns. Four cream cheese spreads in 8-ounce containers sold under the Aldi brand name have ...
May 15, 2024
Illinoisans seek judicial declaration on validity of 'Workers Rights Amendment'
(The Center Square) - The validity of the 2022 General Election ballot is being questioned by seven Illinoisans who say the so-called Workers Rights Amendment question did not appear correctly. Amendment 1, known as the...
May 15, 2024
Special Advisory Question of Public Policy Fails at Bloomington Township Special Meeting
The controversial special advisory question will not be on the City of Bloomington Township ballot in November. The measure failed with 28 for and 88 against whether an advisory question of public policy should be placed on the ballot calling for stopping military aid to Israel over the war in Gaza. Here is the propose...
May 15, 2024
Illinois quick hits: Wildfire smoke may impact Illinois; $21 million unclaimed returned
Wildfire smoke may impact Illinois For a second consecutive year, Illinois may be affected by Canadian wildfire smoke. Air quality alerts have been issued in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but the Illinois Env...
May 14, 2024
Chicago teachers to descend on Springfield asking for more taxpayer money
(The Center Square) - The Chicago Teachers Union is urging members to use a "release day" to leave their students and lobby lawmakers in Springfield for more taxpayer funding. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was in Spring...
May 14, 2024
Illinois museums want $70 million in taxpayer funds, no match requirements
(The Center Square) - Illinois' museums want $70 million from Illinois taxpayers in the coming fiscal year. In addition to the $70 million, museums want to do away with matching requirements. Jeanne Schultz Angel, Illin...
May 14, 2024