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January 17, 2026

Pritzker signs Clean Slate Act to automatically seal some criminal convictions …

January 16, 2026

A federal judge in Chicago has refused to end an antitrust class action complaint accusing elite universities of colluding in…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – All four Republican gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to participate in a forum in East Dundee on…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop talks live with…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – A newly introduced bill that would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Office of Inspector General says its work in the fourth quarter of 2025 led…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that an Illinois congressman had the right to sue…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – Chicago’s city council is considering a new assessment on hotel stays that supporters say would raise…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois Senate Republicans say Gov. J.B. Pritzker is wrong to blame President Donald Trump for high…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether Amazon must compensate warehouse workers for time spent waiting…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop discusses the status…

January 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – Indiana Gov. Mike Braun says the Chicago Bears noticed that the Hoosier state is open for…