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Illinois Quick Hits: McIntyre back as inspector general for DCFS
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has reappointed Ann McIntyre to continue serving as inspector general for the Illinois…
Lawmakers discuss budget, spending, tax credits as Illinois Senate returns
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee chair says greater federal scrutiny of state government spending will not…
IL lawmakers push discount drug legislation to prevent restricted access
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are pushing an amendment to ban restrictions or interference with a federal discount drug…
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate ends year at record high levels
(The Center Square) – Wirepoints Executive Editor Mark Glennon warns Chicago’s dwindling business community could be riding into high-gear after…
Ex-Illinois candidate sides with Vance after Duckworth–Rubio clash
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, is facing fresh criticism after Vice President J.D. Vance likened her…
Illinois Quick Hits: Judge rules Cook County misspent $243M
(The Center Square) – A circuit court judge has ruled that Cook County spent $243 million in violation of the…
Chicago FOP boss: Mayor’s ICE on Notice order is ‘piece of toilet paper’
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing members of the city’s police department…
Lawmaker, officer: ‘Blue Envelope” could help navigate autism during stops
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker who also serves in law enforcement says proposed legislation creating a “Blue Envelope”…
IL Republicans call for growing tax base, not raising taxes
(The Center Square) – Statehouse Republicans say it is time for Illinois Democrats to focus on growing the tax base…
More than 1,000 cases of child care overpayments in Illinois over 5 years
(The Center Square) – In the past 5 years, the state of Illinois has found more than 1,000 instances of…
New bill would force DCFS to disclose details on missing children
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to…
WATCH: Pritzker says Trump’s first year a failure; Raoul discusses prosecuting fraud
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop discusses some of…