Pritzker signs AI regulation critics say harms innovation, ‘picks winners’
(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Monday that he and lawmakers said intends to provide new protections to Illinoisans amid... Read More.
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Dem leaders want transparency, unsure if ethics report will be released
(The Center Square) - After state Rep. Harry Benton stepped down from his seat after findings in an ethics investigation, top Illinois Democrats said... Read More.
Flash index shows rising tax receipts in Illinois
(The Center Square) - Illinois income tax and sales tax receipts are up for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
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500-plus fugitives arrested across two states
(The Center Square) - More than 400 fugitives have been arrested in Illinois, and another 117 in Missouri, over the last two months.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Woman sentenced for voting twice
(The Center Square) - A Hoopeston woman has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for voting... Read More.
Embattled state lawmaker resigns after investigation into ‘unethical’ behavior
(The Center Square) - After two days of calls for his resignation by Democrat leaders, embattled Illinois state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, stepped down.
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New statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further
(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law into effect that lawmakers say intends to increase renter protections statewide.
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Illinois Quick Hits: 179 charged in ‘badgeless’ federal enforcement
(The Center Square) - U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros says 179 people have been charged in a badgeless federal... Read More.
Ex-security officials thank Pritzker for not deploying Guard to America’s 250th
(The Center Square) - A group of 19 former national security officials signed a letter to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, thanking him for refusing... Read More.
Pritzker, Benton’s GOP challenger weigh in calls for resignation
(The Center Square) - Less than a day after top Democrats in Springfield called on an embattled state lawmaker to resign, Gov. J.B. Pritzker... Read More.
