Illinois news in brief: Cook Treasurer says state law protects homeowners from losing equity through foreclosure; Cook County to hold budget briefings; ICE weekend arrests include two in Illinois; Fuel prices tick lower
Cook Treasurer says state law protects homeowners from losing equity through foreclosure …
Alleged unregistered agent of China set to appear in court
An Irvine, Calif. woman accused of operating as an unregistered agent for China was scheduled to appear for arraignment in…
Illinois news in brief: $192 million MidAmerica Metrolink extension nears completion; Groundbreaking held for Metro East film studios
$192 million MidAmerica Metrolink extension nears completion …
Advocates divided on Supreme Court climate change outcome
Advocates and legal analysts are divided on the potential outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's pivotal climate change case. …
Court filing questions Cook County tax sale practices
(The Center Square) – According to an amicus brief filed in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Cook County Treasurer…
Trade office review doesn’t ask what tariffs cost Americans
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative opened public comment Monday on the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement without asking…
Climate counsel aims for tobacco-level attorney fees
(Legal Newsline) — When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments starting Monday in a high-profile case testing whether state and…
Executive: Fast food industry sees impact of high fuel prices
(The Center Square) – Businesses up and down Illinois have seen impacts stemming from high fuel prices in recent weeks…
Congress faces tight government funding deadline upon November return
Four days into fiscal year 2027, Congress is already behind schedule on funding the government for the next 12 months. …
Republican attorneys general ‘optimistic’ after arguments in landmark climate case
Despite pointed questions from some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices challenging the oil companies in Suncor v. Boulder,…
Fetterman, fellow Dems accuse DHS of ‘intentionally undermining’ election trust
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined most of his Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary…
Ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas attack, Texas campuses addressing antisemitism
Ahead of the three-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, Texas college campuses are addressing antisemitism. …