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Illinois Quick Hits: Storms cause damage, closures
(The Center Square) – Severe storms on Wednesday caused damage in many areas around Illinois, including the state fairgrounds in…
Extension of pension buyout program to drop $144B liability
(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation extending a program that allows retiring state employees to be…
Schools face bus funding, cost challenges
(The Center Square) – Public schools are facing bus transportation challenges due to higher costs and a shortage of drivers. …
‘Family Month’ backer cites biology, declining birth rates in defense of resolution
(The Center Square) – Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith is praising a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mary Miller…
Aldermen say lawmakers failed to address illegal cannabis sales near schools
(The Center Square) – As the Chicago City Council’s public safety committee moved forward with an ordinance that would increase…
Illinois Quick Hits: Oak Park woman charged with child care fraud
(The Center Square) – An Oak Park woman is charged with defrauding the state of Illinois out of more than…
Florida attorney general appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ transgender ruling
Saying a Chicago federal judge overstepped his constitutional authority, Florida's state attorney general has asked a federal appeals court to…
Congressman calls out Chicago schools’ academic woes
(The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Macquline King testified before Congress that math and reading proficiency rates for…
Illinois Quick Hits: Small business optimism index falls
(The Center Square) – New data shows declining optimism and rising uncertainty for small business owners. …
Free speech issues raised as calls come for Pritzker to veto social media safety bill
(The Center Square) – Since the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill aiming to increase protections for children online, concerns…
Pritzker: ‘We’re not raising people’s taxes’ for stadium
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there could be a special legislative session in Illinois this summer, but…
Illinois congresswoman critical of mail cutbacks as USPS runs low on funds
(The Center Square) – A congresswoman from Illinois has again brought calls on the United States Postal Service to improve…