Casino delays development over disagreement with Chicago council
(The Center Square) – Following threats of lost revenue to Chicago City Council over the approval of video gambling terminals,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Bill introduced to repeal digital ad tax, social media fee
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker has proposed bills that would repeal the state’s social media platform fee and…
Vacant State Armory renamed to honor former Gov. Edgar amid $122M remodel
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Armory, which sat vacant for years across the street from the State Capitol, was…
Pritzker questions property tax caps
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says local taxing bodies should stop raising property taxes, because the state is…
Pritzker urges Welch to fast-track solutions in harassment working group
(The Center Square) – While Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has faced questions from lawmakers regarding his handling of…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker signs three youth-oriented bills
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three bills he says will keep Illinois children from falling through the…
Taxpayer Philanthropy: North Carolina paying trans nonprofit despite ban
A southern state that banned medical gender transition for children is funding a network of doctors and therapists who promote…
Feds sent to polls ahead of Minnesota primary
The U.S. Department of Justice stationed federal agents to monitor polling sites in two Minnesota counties ahead of Tuesday's primary…
Trump executive order narrows, stretches out childhood vaccine schedule
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that changes the federal government’s recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule, spacing…
Fauci texts reveal concern over pregnancy, COVID vaccine
Anthony Fauci raised concerns over pregnant women experiencing a miscarriage after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, according to newly…
Senate stopgap carves out billions for defense amid funding freeze
The short-term funding bill the U.S. Senate passed early Saturday to keep the government running through Dec. 11 would provide…
Village voters get say in multi-million-dollar data center project
The tiny Ohio village of Ashville, population around 4,500, has a data center and natural gas power plant headed its…