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Johnson regulates Chicago data centers, wants moratorium

August 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – Chicago could soon be one of the largest cities in the U.S. to halt the development…

August 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Office of Inspector General has found the city’s finance department cannot reliably measure the…

August 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois state officials awarded more than $170,000 in taxpayer money to a nonprofit that paid for…

August 12, 2026

(Legal Newsline) — One of former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's top deputies will be forced to testify under…

August 12, 2026

(Legal Newsline) — Some of the country's largest pharmaceutical companies have taken aim at a new Illinois law they say…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – Following threats of lost revenue to Chicago City Council over the approval of video gambling terminals,…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker has proposed bills that would repeal the state’s social media platform fee and…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Armory, which sat vacant for years across the street from the State Capitol, was…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says local taxing bodies should stop raising property taxes, because the state is…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – While Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has faced questions from lawmakers regarding his handling of…

August 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three bills he says will keep Illinois children from falling through the…

August 7, 2026

(The Center Square) – A stop on the Chicago L’s Green Line reopened Friday following a $25.6 million station renovation.…