WATCH: Bessent spars with lawmakers over tariffs, Trump lawsuits
Lawmakers grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump administration’s tariff policies and high profile lawsuits in the administration. …
WATCH: Senate Dems: ‘We in Illinois need to tax’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Senate Democrats are pushing for higher taxes on digital advertising, billionaires and corporations. …
Illinois senator seeks immediate expulsions for student sexual assault
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator is renewing a push to change state law to require the immediate…
Consortium Completes $620 Million Acquisition of Denny’s Corp.
Article Summary: A consortium led by TriArtisan Capital Advisors has finalized its purchase of Denny’s Corp. in an all-cash deal…
Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-sheriff employee ordered to repay $35,000
(The Center Square) – A judge has ordered a former Cook County Sheriff’s office employee to pay more than $35,000…
Litchfield Campus Updates: Science Lab Complete, New Partnerships Formed
LLCC Board of Trustees Meeting | December 15, 2025 Article Summary: Several agenda items at the December 15 LLCC Board…
Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis
(The Center Square) – Chicago finished fiscal year 2024 with a $41.1 billion gap between the money it has available…
Early voting starts Thursday in most Illinois jurisdictions
(The Center Square) – Early voting is scheduled to begin Thursday in most Illinois jurisdictions for the state’s Democratic and…
Illinois Quick Hits: Group files FOIA lawsuit vs. Pritzker
(The Center Square) – Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. …
LLCC Board Selects Dr. Curt Oldfield as Next President
Article Summary: The Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Curt Oldfield to serve as the college’s…
First lady meets with former Oct. 7 hostages
American citizen and Chapel Hill, N.C. native, Keith Siegel and his wife Aviva focused their meeting with First Lady Melania…
Supreme Court declines challenge to California’s congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to California's redistricting bid that would add more Democrat-majority districts in…