Chicago pushes $21M home-purchase program, state expands its own
(The Center Square) - Affordable housing continues to be an area Illinois leaders seek to address through expanded taxpayer-funded spending at multiple levels of... Read More.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Justice Department moves against Evanston reparations program
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion to intervene in a civil rights lawsuit challenging Evanston's reparations program.
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Social media platforms challenge Chicago tax; Pritzker confident in statewide plan
(The Center Square) - Chicago faces an ongoing lawsuit over a tax ordinance on social media platforms that was imposed four months ago, but... Read More.
New Bears bill introduced for Arlington Heights
(The Center Square) - A state representative has filed new legislation aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker says... Read More.
Pritzker signs budget sending millions to NGOs
(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $55.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027, with tens of millions of dollars... Read More.
Appeals court dumps $60M baby formula NEC verdict vs Mead Johnson
Saying a St. Clair County judge applied an improper legal standard and allowed trial lawyers to bias a jury, an Illinois appeals court has... Read More.
New department to oversee childcare background checks, billions in grants
(The Center Square) - The new state Department of Early Childhood is set to begin operating in full as of July 1. The department's... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois power company to shutter three plants
(The Center Square) - A power company plans to shut down three Illinois facilities in the next 18 months.
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Illinois Quick Hits: State announces new Medicaid contracts
(The Center Square) - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has awarded new HealthChoice Illinois contracts to six Medicaid Managed Care Organizations.
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Chicago council defers meter sale approval, criticizes Johnson over ‘lack of transparency’
(The Center Square) - The Chicago City Council is torn over a proposal from Mayor Brandon Johnson that would approve a transfer in ownership... Read More.
