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Chicago mayor to stay involved in Bears talks
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was left out of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent meeting with Gov.…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois, Chicago join suit against rollback of fuel economy standards
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago joined a coalition of 26 states, counties,…
Report: AI helps small business create jobs; Owners worry over state regs, lawsuits
(Legal Newsline) — Contrary to the fears of many, the rapid and growing adoption and deployment of technology, and particularly…
$4M in taxpayer funds proposed for ballistics investigations
(The Center Square) – Legislation in the Illinois House is calling for $4 million in state taxpayer funds to help…
Illinois mortgage liens last 20 years, but lienholders can only collect for 10
(Legal Newsline) — All mortgage liens in Illinois last 20 years, meaning some can even survive a decade after the…
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago to pay $260.8M for misconduct settlements
(The Center Square) – Chicago officials have announced that the city will pay $260.8 million to resolve 16 misconduct lawsuits…
Prtizker calls meeting about Bears with NFL productive
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he and leading members of the General Assembly participated in a productive…
GOP lawmakers optimistic about repealing five new state taxes, fees
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the Illinois statehouse are pushing back on multiple tax and fee initiatives passed this…
Illinois Quick Hits: State EPA announces $21.8 million to address contaiminants
(The Center Square) – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director James Jennings has announced a second round of funding for projects…
Truck drivers’ class action against Union Pacific proceeds
(Legal Newsline) — A group of potentially thousands of truck drivers can move ahead with a class action lawsuit accusing…
Education tax credit rules released as Illinois waits
(The Center Square) – The federal government has released proposed rules to implement the education freedom tax credit, months after…
Pritzker GLP-1 reveal raises access, cost questions
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s revelation that prescription weight loss medication made him healthier is raising questions about…