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Prof: Fed rate hike has taxpayer implications
(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve board’s recent decision to raise interest rates a quarter point may have expensive…
Illinois Quick Hits: Lee County campground evacuated due to flooding
(The Center Square) – Lee County officials say about 200 people were evacuated from O’Connell’s RV Campground in Amboy due…
IL homelessness prevention costs taxpayers over $600 million
(The Center Square) – State and federal taxpayers are poised to spend more than $600 million on homeless prevention efforts…
Parental rights group questions student data, portal tied to mental health screenings
(The Center Square) – An Illinois parental-rights organization is raising concerns about how student information could be handled through BEACON,…
Chicago appeals court to weigh in on fate of license plate reader cameras
(Legal Newsline) — As debate intensifies across the U.S. over the ability of police and other government agencies to use…
Racing board declines bankrupt applicant with track sold to data center builder
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Racing Board denied a request from Hawthorne Race Course to conduct horse races next…
Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-911 coordinator pleads guilty to theft, misconduct
(The Center Square) – A Vienna, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to defrauding Johnson, Hardin and Pope counties out of…
Joliet refinery delayed in bringing capacity online as Midwest gas prices surge
(The Center Square) – Following a power outage that took an entire fuel refinery offline last weekend, filings with regulatory…
SIUE, student paper debate press freedom
(The Center Square) – As a battle brews over freedom of the press at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a free…
Illinois Quick Hits: CBP officer convicted of sexual assaults, robberies
(The Center Square) – A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer on civil…
Building owners oppose Chicago renters ordinance
(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council may vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s modified Protecting Renters Ordinance next Wednesday,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Billboard urges Illinoisans to consider Indiana scholarships
(The Center Square) – An Indianapolis-based scholarship-granting organization is encouraging Illinois residents to take advantage of federal Education Freedom Tax…