Illinois
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$25M proposed for voter engagement at salons, barber shops
(The Center Square) – Under a new proposal in the Illinois legislature, $25 million in state taxpayer-funded grants would be…
091426 UNION GROWTH (copy)
(The Center Square) – A new study says union membership is rising and helping taxpayers along the way. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Sheriff’s office responds to judge’s threat to deputies
(The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened…
Casino committee hearing leaves city revenue questions unanswered
(The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen pressed casino representativesearlier this week over construction delays, worker layoffs, and threatened pension revenues…
Illinois universities report modest enrollment shifts
(The Center Square) – Public universities across Illinois are reporting differing 10-day enrollment numbers, with some schools announcing record-breaking data,…
Illinois Quick Hits: State issues more medical cannabis licenses
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37…
New transit board approves reduced fare pilots
(The Center Square) – Backed by an influx of taxpayer funds, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority board has voted to…
Judge: Disabled can’t show assisted suicide law will create ‘duty to die’
(Legal Newsline) — People with disabilities and disability rights advocates can't block Illinois' new medical assisted suicide law from taking…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois remembers Sept. 11, 2001
(The Center Square) – Memorial ceremonies were scheduled across the state on Friday, marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks…
Expert says Illinois, Midwest to feel major impact of Canada trade escalation
(The Center Square) – As a trade war between the United States and its neighbor to the north continues in…
Illinois Quick Hits: State joins suit against threatened species rule rollback
(The Center Square) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general filed two lawsuits on Wednesday…
Illinois gets an F for college free speech
(The Center Square) – A new report gives Illinois colleges and universities poor grades for free speech. …