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Fiscal Fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency
(The Center Square) – States around the country, hooked on billions of federal dollars that flooded in during COVID, don't…
WATCH: IL legislator wants more transparency for taxpayer funded credit cards
(The Center Square) – A Democratic state legislator is looking to require more transparency for how local governments in Illinois…
Illinois quick hits: Deer harvest totals; IHSA voting begins
Deer harvest totals Illinois hunters…
Chicago tenant groups call for eviction moratorium amid ICE raids
(The Center Square) – Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez is pushing for an eviction moratorium while Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Illinois tax proposals dampen decline in small business uncertainty index
(The Center Square) – Although the National Federation of Independent Business Uncertainty Index reached its lowest point of the year…
‘Trouble in Toyland’ report sounds alarm on AI toys
(The Center Square) – Parents should take precaution this holiday season when it comes to artificial intelligence toys after researchers…
IL congressman’s retirement announcement sparks calls for election fixes
(The Center Square) – Common Cause Illinois is urging lawmakers to close what it calls an “anti-democratic” loophole after Rep.…
WATCH: Trump calls Pritzker ‘fat slob;’ Talk of reviving progressive tax criticized
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares highlights…
Illinois quick hits: Man arrested for threating legislator; vigilance urged during shopping season
Man arrested for threating legislator …
Illinois quick hits: Migrant youth allegedly murdered homeless Chicago man
Migrant youth allegedly murdered homeless Chicago man …
WATCH: Trump calls Pritzker a ‘fat slob,’ Illinois governor blasts president
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has revived his criticism of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over crime, and Pritzker…
Illinois business group warns of ‘backbreaking’ progressive income tax
(The Center Square) – Manufacturers say legislators at the Illinois State Capitol have done enough damage and a progressive tax…