Another attack on CTA passenger Illinois House Republicans say the SAFE-T Act continues to fail Illinois residents after a suspect with dozens of arrests was accused of punching a man and knocking him to the Chicago Tra...

A group of 37 Heartland Community College student apprentices in programs including manufacturing and healthcare were recognized for taking the next step in their careers. Heartland is celebrating the fifth year of registered apprenticeship programs offering unique, flexible instruction programs combining job-related c...

The Normal Police Department has released its Thanksgiving enforcement totals following participation in Illinois' "Click It or Ticket" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaigns from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2. Officers conducted 77 traffic stops, issuing 71 citations. Those included 41 speeding tickets...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not planning to follow Cook County by implementing a guaranteed income program, and one Statehouse Democrat wants to prevent government units from funding such programs with taxpayer ...

(The Center Square) - A Republican congresswoman from Illinois is looking to enforce federal Commercial Drivers License requirements by withholding federal funds from states that aren't compliant. Data provided by Illin...

(The Center Square) - A Chicago-based disability-rights organization is seeking a meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office as Illinois prepares for possible action on legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in the st...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks live with Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, about some of her top issues facing Congress, from health insurance re...

Layoff announcements According to the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices, 1,138 employees across the state will be losing their jobs in the coming weeks, 714 of the job losses are ...

Santa's Station is coming back to Uptown Normal beginning Saturday, Dec. 6, with free visits offered on select dates through Christmas Eve. The annual attraction, presented by the Town of Normal, will operate from a new location just off the Uptown Normal Circle near the Trail East parking lot. Families are asked to ch...

Job training grants announced Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced an additional $10 million in funding for the Job Training and Economic Development Program to b...