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Fiscal Fallout: Illinois has among highest-paid state employees

October 10, 2025

(The Center Square) – The average wages for Illinois state employees are among the highest in the nation and belie…

October 10, 2025

(The Center Square) – McLean County Unit 5 submits a new discipline plan under state law after racial disparities are…

October 10, 2025

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

October 10, 2025

Trump appeals judge's Guard order …

October 10, 2025

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction blocking the…

October 9, 2025

(The Center Square) – A federal judge has granted the state of Illinois’ request for a temporary restraining order to…

October 9, 2025

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is getting more property in Chicago for federal law enforcement…

October 5, 2025

Trump deploys Illinois Nartional Guard …

October 5, 2025

(The Center Square) – The University of Illinois faces scrutiny over its Spring 2026 Master’s in Accounting program, with the…

October 4, 2025

(The Center Square) – Chicago taxpayers now face unfunded debt from its municipal, laborers, police, fire and teachers’ pensions that…

October 3, 2025

(The Center Square) – More than $2 billion in federal taxpayer infrastructure funding granted by the Biden administration for Chicago…

October 3, 2025

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