State Police, IDOT break ground on $14M training facility
(The Center Square) - The Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation broke ground on a joint venture to build a new... Read More.
Illinois
Illinois Quick Hits: Johnson says comptroller running is ‘no breaking news’
(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says it's no breaking news that Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is running for mayor.
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Nearly 100,000 Illinois Uber, Lyft drivers may soon be able to unionize
(The Center Square) - A proposal that would allow many Uber and Lyft drivers to form a sector-wide union and engage in collective bargaining... Read More.
Debt burden, pensions burden Chicago Public Schools
(The Center Square) - The author of a new Civic Federation report says taking on more debt would be a death knell for the... Read More.
Illinois slaps limits on non-lawyer investor power in law firms
Illinois has become the latest state to restrict the involvement of private equity and other non-lawyer interests in owning or running law firms, enacting... Read More.
GOP rep: New budget shows ‘addiction’ to taxes
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois' new budget for fiscal year 2027 protects working families from new taxes, but Republican state... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Comptroller Mendoza announces run for Chicago mayor
(The Center Square) - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is running for mayor of Chicago.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Nine arrested during Naperville teen gathering
(The Center Square) - Naperville Police say they arrested nine people and issued almost three dozen citations after large groups of juveniles and young... Read More.
Bill loosens in-state tuition requirements
(The Center Square) - Some students from outside the Land of Lincoln may soon pay in-state tuition at Illinois public universities and colleges, but... Read More.
$45M included in budget for previously unfunded property tax relief
(The Center Square) - Included in the recently passed state budget, the Illinois State Board of Education will get money for property tax relief.... Read More.
