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GOP congressional candidate calls single-stream recycling a ‘sham’
(The Center Square) – Republican congressional candidate Angel Oakley says much of the material Americans place in recycling bins ultimately…
Illinois Quick Hits: Madigan: ‘Accept the federal scholarship tax credit’
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan – from federal prison over corruption charges – penned an…
Springfield strains for balanced budget; Illinois revenue forecast shifts down
(The Center Square) – Illinois is projected to see less tax income than state agencies previously expected due to a…
Illinois Quick Hits: University of Chicago to offer free tuition
(The Center Square) – University of Chicago, a private university, will begin to offer free tuition to families with an…
Illinois Republicans blame taxes, lawsuits after Morton Salt exits Chicago
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are warning that the departure of iconic salt producer Morton Salt from Chicago is…
Data center regulations weighed; some worry over jobs, energy, taxes
(The Center Square) – Major bills in both the state Senate and House may heavily regulate data centers in the…
Solutions differ for Chicago Public Schools’ potential $1B deficit
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says the city’s public schools could face a $1 billion budget deficit…
Illinois ranks 46th out of 50 states for financial transparency
(The Center Square) – A new report ranks Illinois 46 out of 50 states for financial transparency, partly due to…
Illinois Quick Hits: Dems look at Chicago for national conventions
(The Center Square) – The Democrat National Convention’s committee on site selection visited Chicago this week, again considered the city…
Judge sets up high stakes baby formula NEC trial vs Mead Johnson
A federal judge has potentially cleared the way for another trial against pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement maker Mead Johnson &…
Illinois Quick Hits: Home insurance regulations approved by Illinois Senate
(The Center Square) – A bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates will be up for consideration in the Illinois House…
Illinois Senate passes bill to regulate auto insurance rates
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate has approved legislation to regulate auto insurance rates, but a former Illinois Department…