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Illinois weighing a ban on sale of some smoke detectors over safety concerns
(The Center Square) – With long-living smoke detectors on the market and required to be installed in Illinois, public safety…
Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly leaders promise budget transparency
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, say more…
Clashing housing availability, affordability proposals weighed in Springfield
(The Center Square) – Plans to cut red tape and create less restrictive zoning laws statewide has been a major…
Illinois Quick Hits: Unemployment rises again; growth continues in Champaign
(The Center Square) – The unemployment rate in Illinois has risen to 5.2%, according to data released onThursday by the…
Digital ad tax plan prompts discussion as impacts remain unclear
(The Center Square) – A digital advertising tax is up for discussion in the Illinois legislature, but opponents say big…
Illinois Quick Hits: State police investigating 2025 fatal ICE-involved shooting
(The Center Square) – Illinois State Police have begun investigating the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez last September by…
Data shows more violent retail thefts, lost sales tax revenue.
(The Center Square) – New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted…
Illinois Quick Hits: Congressman’s aide indicted on fraud allegations
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Danny Davis’ deputy director has been indicted on federal fraud charges. …
Johnson, municipal leaders statewide clash with Pritzker over local funding cuts
(The Center Square) – Mayors and municipalities across Illinois have called on Gov. JB Pritzker to reverse course on local…
Illinois bill would force employers to pay employees regular wages for jury duty
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate is considering legislation that would force employers to pay employees regular wages while…
Foxx: Prosecutors’ ‘silence’ on murder exonerations doesn’t mean ‘innocent’
Attorneys for one of two Mexican men who claim they were illegally coerced into confessing to helping murder a Chicago…
Illinois Quick Hits: ISU union workers reach deal, return to work
(The Center Square) – More than 300 Illinois State University employees are back on the job after ratifying a new…