Chicago aldermen fight Johnson's $17.6B budget
(The Center Square) - Chicago City Council members are grilling department heads over Mayor Brandon ...
17h ago
Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem
(The Center Square) - According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,0...
Oct 30, 2026
Illinois Quick Hits: Report card shows gains following state change in benchmarks
(The Center Square) - After Illinois changed student assessment performance levels last year, the st...
Oct 30, 2026
Pritzker promotes $156M in taxpayer funds for housing before election
(The Center Square) - Illinois announced new funding across multiple programs to make housing more a...
Oct 30, 2026
Researcher: Bond referendums have varying tax impacts
(The Center Square) - A policy researcher says bond referendums without stated property tax increase...
Oct 30, 2026
Illinois Quick Hits: Cook state's attorney defends sanctuary policy
(The Center Square) - Cook County State's Attorney Eileen Burke says her office is defending the cou...
Oct 30, 2026
Pritzker says head tax signals employers to not hire
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has reiterated his opposition to Chicago Mayor Brandon John...
Oct 29, 2026
40 additional briefs filed in SCOTUS case challenging state and local gun bans
(The Center Square) - New amicus briefs are in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case challengi...
Oct 29, 2026
