Illinois diversity commission says businesses aren’t cooperating
(The Center Square) -- Illinois has failed to broaden access to state contract money for businesses owned by racial minorities,…
U.S. House, Senate, governor on Ohio primary ballots Tuesday
Voters in Ohio will head to polls on Tuesday to select their respective party nominees after the state legislature conducted…
Illinois lawmaker warns medical records bill could delay care
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers are clashing over an Illinois proposal that would restrict how certain sensitive medical information…
‘Farm Bill’ may ease cost burden for farmers; Ag groups urge US Senate action
(The Center Square) – Many farm-focused organizations say they support a GOP-led legislative package on agriculture that narrowly passed through…
Professor: Surging gas prices will have long-term effects
(The Center Square) – A University of Chicago professor says the effects of high gas prices will ripple through the…
Illinois Quick Hits: DHS says ICE captures child sex abuser released by Illinois DOC
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested a…
Durbin calls probe ‘sham’; state lawmaker backs transparency
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state lawmaker is voicing strong support for a federal investigation into dozens of school…
Independent tax tribunal faces elimination by Pritzker budget proposal
(The Center Square) – The chief judge of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal says it will be bad for taxpayers…
Illinois Quick Hits: Civic federation funds ‘persistent structural imbalance’ in Illinois
(The Center Square) – A new Civic Federation report has identified a persistent structural imbalance in the Illinois budget, with…
Illinoisans may soon need registration, title, license to use e-bikes, scooters
(The Center Square) – Illinoisans may soon be required to register their e-bikes, motorized scooters and other various modes of…
Pritzker’s commission report pushes for local investigations of federal ‘brutality’
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois Accountability Commission has released its report on alleged abuses by federal immigration…
Illinois mulls change allowing pension investment in anti-Israel companies
(The Center Square) – Multiple speakers shared personal stories Thursday from the conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinians in an…