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Pritzker asks feds to regulate AI amid growing concern; Trump not convinced
(The Center Square) – Following the resignation of an artificial intelligence safety researcher and whistleblower from a leading American AI…
Father pushes bill to change high school transfer rules
(The Center Square) – An Illinois father says his daughter is at the center of legislation to shift transfer eligibility…
Illinois Quick Hits: $20M+ announced for manufacturing academies
(The Center Square) – Illinois officials have announced more than $20 million in capital grants to establish manufacturing training academies…
Illinois sued over digital tax, fee
(The Center Square) – Illinois is facing new lawsuits over the state’s digital ad tax and social media platform fee. …
Governor’s race shifts south: Trump backs Bailey as Pritzker protests convention
(The Center Square) – The Illinois gubernatorial race took to Texas last week, as both incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker and…
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago mayor announces reelection bid
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launched his reelection campaign on Sunday with an event at the DuSable…
State ends FY26 with $1B in excess; other data shows Illinois ‘lags’
(The Center Square) – A state commission report showed Illinois brought in more revenue than expected to begin the 2027…
NASCAR’s Chicago exit draws praise from Illinois fiscal advocate
(The Center Square) – NASCAR will not return to the streets of downtown Chicago in 2027, a decision one Illinois…
Illinois ‘social media tax’ unconstitutional, illegal, lawsuit says
(Legal Newsline) — Illinois will need to defend in court a controversial and constitutionally questionable new law hurriedly rammed through…
$25M proposed for voter engagement at salons, barber shops
(The Center Square) – Under a new proposal in the Illinois legislature, $25 million in state taxpayer-funded grants would be…
091426 UNION GROWTH (copy)
(The Center Square) – A new study says union membership is rising and helping taxpayers along the way. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Sheriff’s office responds to judge’s threat to deputies
(The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened…