Events Calendar
Education
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees for October 2025
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees took major steps on two significant, long-term projects during its October 15...
JJC Celebrates “Future Wolves” Partnerships with Joliet and Troy School Districts
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College celebrated its "Future Wolves" initiative by issuing proclamations honoring its inaugural partnerships with Joliet Public...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox School District 122 for September 2025
New Lenox School District 122 Meeting | September 2025 The New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education held a public hearing and formally adopted its budget for the 2025-2026...
JJC Receives Surprise $1.9 Million from IRS Employee Retention Credit
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College has received an unexpected $1.9 million windfall from the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a...
JJC Advances ERP Modernization with New Vendor and Two-Year Budget
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College is entering the next phase of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system overhaul, with the...
New Lenox School District 122 Considers Community Solar Program Promising $55K in Annual Savings
New Lenox School District 122 Meeting | September 2025 Article Summary: New Lenox School District 122 is exploring a 20-year subscription to a community solar program that could save the...
JJC Authorizes Land Buy for Grundy County Expansion, Secures Site in Morris
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryThe Joliet Junior College (JJC) Board of Trustees has authorized negotiations for a land acquisition to build a...
Will County Board Meetings
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Land Use & Development Committee for November 6, 2025
Will County Land Use & Development Committee Meeting | November 6, 2025 The Will County Land Use and Development Committee navigated a series of contentious zoning cases on Thursday, November...
Committee Rejects Rezoning for Fencing Company in Joliet Township
Will County Land Use & Development Committee Meeting | November 6, 2025 Article Summary: Citing incompatibility with the surrounding residential neighborhood, the Will County Land Use and Development Committee unanimously denied...
County Sales Tax Revenues Strong, Cannabis Funds Dispersed to Community Programs
Will County Finance Committee Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: Will County's key sales tax revenues are on track to meet or exceed budget projections for fiscal year 2025, though...
Will County Committee Grants Extensions for Crete, Washington Township Solar Projects
Will County Land Use & Development Committee Meeting | November 6, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Land Use and Development Committee granted 180-day extensions for two commercial solar energy projects...
Will County Finance Committee Forwards 1.75% Compromise Property Tax Levy to Full Board
Will County Finance Committee Forwards 1.75% Compromise Property Tax Levy to Full Board Article Summary:The Will County Board’s Finance Committee on Tuesday, November 12, 2025, narrowly approved a series of...
Will County Committee Denies Appeal for Crete Township ‘Tiny Home’ Permit
Will County Land Use & Development Committee Meeting | November 6, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Land Use and Development Committee on Thursday upheld the denial of a temporary use...
New Lenox Solar Farm Gains County Committee Approval with Conditions
Will County Land Use & Development Committee Meeting | November 6, 2025 Article Summary: A 63-acre commercial solar energy facility on Spencer Road in New Lenox Township received a key endorsement...
Illinois News
Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (THE CENTer Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging states like Illinois to redraw congressional maps, but voting rights...
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels
By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – With Chicago’s downtown office vacancy rate now at a record-high 28%, Illinois Policy Institute researcher LyLena...
Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Chicago is back in the mind of President Donald Trump, but this time the commander-in-chief’s focus is...
Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike The Get Covered Illinois division of the Illinois Department of Insurance says Illinoisans enrolling in...
Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor’s ‘punishing’ head tax proposal
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (THE CENTer SQUAre) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants corporations to pay more in taxes, but with some city...
Estimated power demand will outstrip supply by 2032
By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The impact on electricity demand from a growing number of data centers is a recurring point...
Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit package, including long-delayed Moline-to-Chicago rail, hailed by Democrats as...
Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says mayor’s proposal would hinder employment;
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging...
National News
Lawmakers weigh in on how the ‘Blue Wave’ will impact shutdown negotiations
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square The current government shutdown is the longest federal funding lapse in U.S. history as of Wednesday; however, the results of Tuesday's elections have only solidified...
Supreme Court weighs challenge to Trump’s tariff power
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump's global tariffs are under question as the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of the most significant economic cases in decades with wide-ranging...
Supreme Court justices question businesses challenging Trump’s tariffs
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court presented tough questions to two lawyers challenging President Donald Trump's use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs on nations around...
Trump warns of consequences if GOP fails to kill the filibuster
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square After an election night in which Democrats scored major victories, President Donald Trump convened the GOP senators at the White House, urging them to terminate...
ICE, OK officers arrest 70 foreign nationals, half illegally driving semi-trucks
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square In another highway operation targeting dangerous drivers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Oklahoma Department of Public Safety arrested 70 foreign nationals driving on...
Government shutdown harming U.S. energy and jobs due to frozen EPA permitting
By Tate MillerThe Center Square Energy advocates are warning of the harm the government shutdown is causing to American energy and jobs due to the fact that EPA permitting remains...
Congressional Perks: Congress spends on pricey airfare, lodging and private jets
By Arthur KaneThe Center Square Members of Congress regularly commute between Washington, D.C., and their home districts with taxpayers paying the tab, but some choose to spend more than others...
