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Entrepreneurs push back as Illinois city proposes new business registry
(The Center Square) – Despite existing state registration requirements, Pontiac officials are proposing a new local business registration program aimed…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker’s fiscal update blasts Trump administration
(The Center Square) – The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget says tax provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill Act…
Siri class action lawsuit greenlit, billions at stake
A judge has cleared the way for as many as 3 million Apple device users in Illinois to be included…
Illinois Quick Hits: Reward offered in Chicago shooting
(The Center Square) – Cook County Crime Stoppers are offering a reward up to $10,000 for information that leads to…
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…
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…
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. …
Candidate: $243 million in unlawful spending is example of ‘Preckwinkle’s mismanagement’
(The Center Square) – A candidate for Cook County board president says county spending of $243 million in violation of…
Illinois housing crunch sees prices rising, units dwindling
(The Center Square) – With Illinois facing a housing shortage fueled by dwindling availability and rising prices, Illinois Policy Institute…