Johnson budget spends and taxes more
(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2027 budget proposal includes a new package tax, a new tax on large employers and several... Read More.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Clerk sentenced for spending taxpayer funds on personal expenses
(The Center Square) - A Clark County judge has sentenced a former Dolson Township clerk to five years in prison and ordered her to... Read More.
Cook County proposes banning data sales to ICE
(The Center Square) - Cook County officials have introduced legislation banning the release of personal information acquired under county contracts to federal immigration law... Read More.
Feds charge 40 people in $40M SNAP fraud schemes
(The Center Square) - Forty individuals have been charged in connection with more than $40 million in federal fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Teen suspects identified in high school bomb threat
(The Center Square) - Two teenage suspects have been identified in connection with a bomb threat that was reported at Marion High School on... Read More.
Stratton, Tracy offer opposing pitches for Senate race
(The Center Square) - Illinois Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, a Democrat, and former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy met in their only televised debate,... Read More.
Choate to stay open after lawsuit, new bills filed
(The Center Square) - An Illinois state representative says the attempted closure of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center shows that the Illinois Department... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Union County state’s attorney says Choate will stay open
(The Center Square) - Union County State's Attorney Tyler Tripp has announced that the Illinois Department of Human Services formally requested to withdraw its... Read More.
Pritzker celebrates high-achieving schools as funding gap grows
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated the "best of the best" in Illinois education Tuesday, awarding 24 schools the Governor's Blue Ribbon... Read More.
Pritzker: Unethical pols should “self select” out of office
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says unethical public officials should self select themselves out of office if they choose to break the... Read More.
