Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago reports increased visitor spending
(The Center Square) - Chicago's destination marketing organization says the city welcomed 56.8 million visitors in 2025 and generated a record-setting $21.5 billion in... Read More.
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Illinois to see 4 new consumer protection laws enacted
(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by state lawmakers and other officials Thursday to sign a four-bill package of legislation... Read More.
Illinois SNAP error rate rises; Pritzker blames Trump
(The Center Square) - Illinois now has the fifth-highest error rate in the nation for improper payments to recipients of federal food subsidies, and... Read More.
DHS secretary blasts Illinois correctional centers
(The Center Square) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is calling out state correctional facilities after he faced questions from an Illinois congresswoman... Read More.
Chicago video gambling hearing abruptly ends in debate, disarray
(The Center Square) - A public meeting Wednesday on the state of legal gambling in Chicago was brought to an abrupt close by aldermen... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Court rules against parents in East St. Louis busing case
(The Center Square) - The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed an appellate court's ruling in a case involving state requirements of public school districts... Read More.
Chicago’s potential ‘teen takeover’ solutions cost taxpayers
(The Center Square) - As the trend sometimes referred to as "teen takeovers" continues to trouble the city of Chicago, government leaders sat down... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Opioid overdose deaths decline in Cook County
(The Center Square0 - Opioid overdose deaths are down for the third straight year in Chicago and suburban Cook County.
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New gun rules may be needed in IL after SCOTUS marijuana gun rights ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled occasional and "habitual" marijuana use alone cannot be used by governments as a reason to deny people the... Read More.
Pritzker approves law sealing reproductive medical records past state lines
(The Center Square) - Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled overturned the right to abortion nationwide, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation... Read More.
