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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker announces new transit board appointees
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced five appointments to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which is set…
Aurora recall referendum effort submits nearly 9,000 signatures
(The Center Square) – An Aurora grassroots group seeking to give city voters the ability to recall the mayor and…
Inspector finds ‘dormant’ $57 million fund
(The Center Square) – Following an advisory by the Chicago inspector general’s office, the city treasurer has asked the city…
Pritzker visits storm damaged community after opponent calls on him to act
(The Center Square) – After spending a day at the State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker made his way back to…
Illinois Quick Hits: Violence prevention group leader arrested
(The Center Square) – The executive director of a Chicago violence prevention group has been charged with sexually assaulting a…
DOT says it’s entitled to CDL information as 22 states sue
(The Center Square) – Twenty-two states have gone to court to block the Trump administration from accessing a database containing…
Midwest Dems push ‘unity’ with socialist, moderate primary winners
(The Center Square) – With the wins of socialist, progressive and moderate Democrat candidates in recent midwestern primaries, top leaders…
Illinois Quick Hits: Tyson to close Illinois, Utah facilities
(The Center Square) – Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has announced plans to end operations at the company’s beef facility in Joslin,…
Bears’ ‘sole focus’ on Hammond with no site chosen
(The Center Square) – Chicago Bears officials say they are moving forward with stadium development plans in Indiana, but the…
State spends millions on State Fair; new infrastructure project plans unveiled
(The Center Square) – With the Illinois State Fair in Springfield opening Thursday morning, officials revealed how much state spending…
Illinois Quick Hits: NWS confirms more Illinois tornadoes
(The Center Square) – At least six tornadoes swept through Illinois on Tuesday. The National Weather Service said an EF-1…
Bathroom privacy case heads to Seventh Circuit after dismissal
(The Center Square) – Advocacy organization Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock and attorney Ajay Gupta are calling on the Seventh…