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Illinois wheat harvest looks good despite storms
(The Center Square) – Most Illinois wheat escaped damage from severe storms across the state, but recent rainfall could affect…
Illinois Quick Hits: $50.8M in cannabis tax-funded grants awarded
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced $50.8 million in Restore, Reinvest and Renew grants. …
New gun rules may be needed in IL after SCOTUS marijuana gun rights ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled occasional and "habitual" marijuana use alone cannot be used by governments as a reason…
Pritzker defends plan to raise tolls
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says higher proposed Illinois Tollway rates are for many users that travel to…
Changes made to Illinois public transport plan sends money downstate
(The Center Square) – A law expected to bring reform to public transportation in Illinois took effect at the start…
Illinois Quick Hits: Raoul says office shorted about $10M
(The Center Square) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office has been shorted about $10 million from its…
Framework of new Bears, megaprojects legislation announced
(The Center Square) – The sponsor of a new plan to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois says his proposal…
Independent candidate blasts election measure
(The Center Square) – Independent Illinois gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett is criticizing a failed election omnibus proposal that he says…
Illinois Quick Hits: Mexican national sentenced for unlawful reentry
(The Center Square) – A Mexican national has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United…
Republican to offer Bears stadium bill, new property tax initiatives
(The Center Square) – A Republican state representative announced he will be releasing his own framework that will take a…
Correctional center’s planned relocation draws mixed reactions
(The Center Square) – Local officials are not happy about the Illinois Department of Corrections’ decision to relocate Logan Correctional…
Illinois to ban automated ticket scalping, reselling ‘ghost tickets’
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan effort to protect eventgoers from fraudulent tickets and online ticket scams made its way…