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Illinois Quick Hits: State taxpayers to cover student loan debt for civil engineers

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the state will pay $15,000 of eligible student loan debt annually for... Read More.

WATCH: Ex-rep sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Illinois' congressional district map is being challenged over what some argue are unconstitutional racial requirements for districts. A former Republican... Read More.

Lawmakers tussle over impacts of ‘equitable’ school funding in Illinois

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The evidence-based funding formula for public schools in Illinois, signed into law in 2017, was under the microscope during hearings... Read More.

Illinois Quick Hits: $42.6M UIS student library on schedule

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Capital Development Board says a $42.6 million state taxpayer-funded library project is on schedule at the University of... Read More.

Lawsuit: IL state VRA unconstitutionally lets Dems divide voters by race

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared states cannot use race to decide how to draw legislative districts, a new lawsuit is seeking to... Read More.

Poll site gun ban proposal draws pushback

Monday, May 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - State lawmakers want to ban Illinoisans from carrying a gun while at the polls, citing a rise in political violence... Read More.

Illinois Quick Hits: State grants offered to tackle ‘challenging’ properties

Monday, May 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Illinois Housing Development Authority is accepting grant funding applications from local governments to address abandoned and deteriorated residential properties. ... Read More.

Officers mourn fallen Chicago cop as policy debate grows

Monday, May 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the country gathered in Chicago to honor a fallen police officer as renewed... Read More.

Data center regs proposed as $20 billion, 795-acre Joliet project advances

Monday, May 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Opponents of a planned $20 billion data center project in Joliet say big tech money arrived before public oversight. ... Read More.

Labor stats offer mixed bag for Illinoi]s

Monday, May 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Trump administration says the United States saw smashing job growth in April, but Illinois' story is a mixed bag. ... Read More.

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Illinois Quick Hits: State taxpayers to cover student loan debt for civil engineers

WATCH: Ex-rep sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map

Lawmakers tussle over impacts of ‘equitable’ school funding in Illinois

Illinois Quick Hits: $42.6M UIS student library on schedule

Lawsuit: IL state VRA unconstitutionally lets Dems divide voters by race

Poll site gun ban proposal draws pushback

Illinois Quick Hits: State grants offered to tackle ‘challenging’ properties

Officers mourn fallen Chicago cop as policy debate grows

Data center regs proposed as $20 billion, 795-acre Joliet project advances

Labor stats offer mixed bag for Illinoi]s

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