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Illinois Quick Hits: Coldwell Banker settles housing discrimination claims
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Human Rights announced Monday it reached a $120,000 settlement with Coldwell Banker…
Landlords say registration question on ballot could raise taxes
(The Center Square) – Next week, Springfield voters will choose whether to accept or deny a ballot question guiding the…
Illinois Quick Hits: Southern Illinois man charged for threats to congressmen
(The Center Square) – On Monday, Matthew Unglesbee, a 37-year-old Quincy resident, was charged with mailing threatening letters to multiple…
Refinery issues, global conflict driving up Midwest fuel prices before election
(The Center Square) – Eight days from the 2026 general election, fuel prices in the Midwestern Great Lakes region are…
Park event raises questions over race restrictions, private rentals
(The Center Square) – A planned race-restricted event at a public park in Geneva is raising questions about anti-discrimination policies,…
Ex-Riverdale mayor’s sentence highlights need for transparency, analyst says
(The Center Square) – Former Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson’s six-month federal prison sentence for lying under oath about his financial…
Illinois Quick Hits: Trump endorses Illinois candidates
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump released a series of posts late last week endorsing multiple statewide Republican candidates. …
Braidwood fire tax hike draws scrutiny over costs, referendum outreach
(The Center Square) – A proposed Braidwood Fire Protection District tax increase that would raise its annual property tax extension…
U.S. Supreme Court says Cook County can’t ban ‘exceptionally dangerous’ guns
(Legal Newsline) — Cook County has filed its primary brief in defense of its ban on so-called "assault weapons" before…
Incumbent Johnson, Giannoulias, others file petitions to run for Chicago mayor
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson turned in the required signatures to the Chicago Board of Elections Friday…
Illinois quick hits: Brief filed in Cook County assault weapons ban case
Brief filed in Cook County assault weapons ban case …
3,750 new manufacturing jobs backed by tax credits announced for Hyundai
(The Center Square) – Over recent months, Illinois has announced investments in manufacturing and other industries across the state and…