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Emissions permitted? ‘Irrelevant’ vs lawsuits: IL Sup Ct
Businesses in Illinois hit by blizzards of potentially ruinous lawsuits over alleged harm caused by emissions from their factories or…
Illinois quick hits: Report: Paroled six-time felon charged in shootings
Report: Paroled six-time felon charged in shootings …
Illinois millionaire’s tax would direct 50% of revenue to public schools
(The Center Square) – A proposal for a state constitutional amendment to impose a millionaire’s tax has been referred to…
Group seeks clarity on local IL governments using tax dollars for polling
(The Center Square) – A taxpayer advocacy group warns local governments could be using tax dollars to promote tax increase…
Illinois congressmen call for accountability after fatal Minneapolis shooting
(The Center Square) – Illinois members of Congress are speaking out following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal…
Judge ends anti-ICE case, jumps into IL Dems’ bid to freeze ICE
After a federal appeals court signaled it would rebuke her decision restraining ICE from using force against those interfering with…
WATCH: Candidate investigates Medicaid spending; Diversity program audit urged
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop shares a conversation…
TCS stories about Illinois’ diversity agency prompts call for audit
(The Center Square) – Illinois diversity commissioners are paid tens of thousands more than other state boards but aren't required…
Attorneys review Chicago Teachers Union audits following congressional request
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says it has complied with a U.S. House committee’s request to release…
‘They deserve their story’: Bill aims to open foster care files
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are moving to ensure families adopting children from the state’s foster care system receive…
WATCH: FOIA reveals 725% increase in Medicaid for IL children without SSNs
(The Center Square) – A candidate for the Illinois Statehouse worries there could be a dark side to the 725%…
Illinois lawmakers clash over ICE funding as DHS bill advances
(The Center Square) – An Illinois congressman broke with a faction of moderate Democrats recently by voting against a Department…