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Illinois Quick Hits: School district vendors plead guilty
(The Center Square) – Two former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 vendors pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges on Tuesday. Antonio…
Pritzker, Bailey trade jabs in race for governor
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey sat beside each other Tuesday night…
Lawmakers weigh Chicago voter-guided Chicago charter
(The Center Square) – A proposal being weighed in the Illinois House would allow Chicago to create its own city…
Illinois Quick Hits: State’s attorney says Legislature needed to fix electronic monitoring
(The Center Square) – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke says a permanent legislative solution is needed to close gaps…
Analyst says Illinois could fix SNAP error rate
(The Center Square) – Improper food subsidy payments may cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, but a risk…
Acting legislative watchdog calls for more staff, changes; some not convinced
(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly has a new legislative watchdog after months of lawmaker ethics issues have…
Local governments WANT more taxpayer money as voters weigh referendums
(The Center Square) – Illinois voters will decide Nov. 3 on dozens of local referendums seeking higher taxes or additional…
Illinois Quick Hits: Fuel prices tick lower, remain elevated
(The Center Square) – AAA says Illinois fuel prices dropped slightly on Tuesday. The average Illinois price for a gallon…
DHS: ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is not planning Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations…
Pritzker backs candidates in predominantly red state congressional races
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has had a hand in widely backing Democrat candidates in largely red…
Illinois Quick Hits: A year in, Madigan’s release date less than five years away
(The Center Square) – One year after former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan began serving a 7.5 year sentence at…
Injunction delays digital assets tax
(The Center Square) – Holders of cryptocurrency and other digital assets have a reprieve before a new Illinois tax is…