Illinois News
Illinois quick hits: IL taxpayers have highest pension debt obligations in U.S.
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Report: Illinois taxpayers have highest pension debt obligations in U.S. According...
IL taxpayers to pay $20M for food banks as SNAP funding lapses start Saturday
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers are going to cover $20...
Illinois quick hits: Corrections director appointment approved; Clean Slate Act passes
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Corrections director appointment approved After more than two years of being...
WATCH: Clean Slate Act passes Illinois legislature despite opposition
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The Illinois House has approved a Senate...
IL tax on billionaires’ ‘unrealized gains’ would face stiff constitutional test
By Jonathan BilykThe Center Square While the provision may not ultimately be included in final legislation that Illinois Democrats ultimately...
Illinois trucker: Deadly California crash exposes lawbreaking in trucking industry
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois trucking company owner says...
Massive AI supercomputing systems being built in Illinois, Tennessee
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – While the state of Texas and...
WATCH: Debate around which tax to increase; pension enhancements, energy bills advance
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus...
Illinois quick hits: Energy omnibus bill advancing; ICE protesters indicted
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Energy omnibus bill advancing A small business advocacy organization says the...
Cartel bounties on ICE agents similar to bounties placed in Texas communities for years
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Over the past month, U.S. Immigration...
Illinois House Speaker: ‘Mr. Trump, tear down this fence!’
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House has...
Energy cost concerns loom as legislators look at policy changes
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois legislators are set to begin the...
PJM exit: A price solution or power move?
By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Surging electricity demand, an aging grid,...
Broadview, Illinois reduces ICE protest zone after ‘chaos,’ 15 arrests
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The village of Broadview, Illinois is reducing...
Illinois’ ‘F’ grade leaves taxpayers on the hook for billions, watchdog says
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Budget gimmicks, pension debt and late...
Illinois quick hits: Chicago Jewish Alliance on peace developments; Blue Ribbon Schools announced
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Chicago Jewish Alliance on peace developments The Chicago Jewish Alliance has...
WATCH: Trump’s emergency Guard appeal denied; Fiscal Fallout reviews state salaries
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus...
Appeals Court rejects Trump administration bid to lift TRO in Illinois
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals...
