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Lawsuit: IL state VRA unconstitutionally lets Dems divide voters by race
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared states cannot use race to decide how to draw legislative districts, a new…
Illinois Quick Hits: State grants offered to tackle ‘challenging’ properties
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Housing Development Authority is accepting grant funding applications from local governments to address abandoned…
Officers mourn fallen Chicago cop as policy debate grows
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the country gathered in Chicago to honor a fallen…
Poll site gun ban proposal draws pushback
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers want to ban Illinoisans from carrying a gun while at the polls, citing a…
Illinois Quick Hits: Diesel passes $6; unleaded price drops
(The Center Square) – The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in Illinois has gone over the $6…
Bill to expel students over sexual assault progresses in Springfield
(The Center Square) – A measure that would place new rules on Illinois schools requiring a full-year expulsion of a…
Viral goose egg case fuels debate over abortion
(The Center Square) – A viral incident involving a suburban Chicago woman accused of taking protected goose eggs is drawing…
Illinois Quick Hits: Swipe fee case returned to district court
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has returned a case involving an Illinois law banning…
Bill to tax global profits from Illinois meets opposition protesting ‘double tax’
(The Center Square) – Multinational corporations that do business in Illinois would be taxed more to fund public education under…
Analysis finds short-term stability, lack of long-term growth in state budget
(The Center Square) – New analysis of the proposed Illinois budget for the coming year revealed the spending plan to…
SNAP cuts, Illinois payment errors spark fierce debate
(The Center Square) – A Democratic state senator says the federal government is to blame for 150,000 Illinoisans losing Supplemental…
Op-Ed: Keeping local leaders happy isn’t worth the housing cost
Chicago rents have soared to historic highs, but in Phoenix they’re falling. The reason? A greater housing supply. In 2024,…