Labor backs Amtrak project as community concern climbs
(The Center Square) – Labor leaders in Chicago are backing plans to create a new Amtrak maintenance facility on the…
Illinois Quick Hits: State revenue department wants feedback on digital tax rules
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Revenue is inviting feedback on proposed rules for the state’s digital assets…
Manufacturers oppose Chicago heat protection ordinance
(The Center Square) – A Chicago alderwoman says she will not give up the fight for workplace heat protection mandates…
Largest steel plant in U.S. history coming to Iowa
(The Center Square) – The largest steel plant in U.S. history is coming to Iowa, the White House announced Monday. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-mayor, trustees among 11 charged in Ford Heights sting
(The Center Square) – A former mayor and elected officials from Ford Heights are among 11 people charged in connection…
Pritzker campaign responds after Trump visit
(The Center Square) – After President Donald Trump said inflation is going down following his visit to Illinois over the…
Pressure mounts for lawmakers to regulate new data centers
(The Center Square) – As more Illinois municipalities weigh moratoriums on data center construction, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pressing state…
Fingers point over CPS enrollment drop
(The Center Square) – Student enrollment continues to fall at Chicago Public Schools, but the reasons for the decline may…
Illinois Quick Hits: Slight drop in fuel prices reported Monday
(The Center Square) – Fuel prices have dropped in recent days, according to AAA. …
Exclusive: Stratton talks Trump, filibuster, the far-left as early voting begins
(The Center Square) – With early voting in Illinois underway in most jurisdictions, Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton – the Democrat…
Illinois lawyer known for challenging gun, venue laws suspended for two years
(Legal Newsline) — A Wood River lawyer who has clashed with the state of Illinois on several occasions in challenges…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois congresswomen respond to Supreme Court ruling
(The Center Square) – Members of the Illinois congressional delegation offered partisan responses to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision temporarily…