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Chicago school board raises tax levy on families ‘at a breaking point’
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Board of Education has raised its property tax levy to fund Chicago Public Schools,…
Lake Co. Circuit Clerk can’t undo $2.5M verdict for workers fired over politics
A federal judge has agreed to preserve a jury’s verdict ordering the Lake County Circuit Clerk’s Office to pay more…
Illinois quick hits: McClain reports to prison
McClain reports to prison Former…
Op-Ed: How one puppy mill-teliant retailer is preempting local laws
One of the most overlooked threats to community-based control in America isn’t coming from Washington politicians or even state government…
Illinois quick hits: Chicago school board raises property tax levy
Chicago school board raises property tax levy …
Illinois lawmaker welcomes possible Marine deployment after Supreme Court ruling
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised as a “win” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling temporarily preventing President…
White business owners are biggest share of Illinois’ diversity-preferred contract group
(The Center Square) – Illinois' initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by…
Hundreds of flights canceled in Chicago as winter storm wreaks havoc
(The Center Square) – More than 1,000 flights were canceled or delayed at Chicago's airports Saturday as a winter storm…
WATCH: IL legislator wants more transparency for taxpayer funded credit cards
(The Center Square) – A Democratic state legislator is looking to require more transparency for how local governments in Illinois…
Illinois quick hits: Deer harvest totals; IHSA voting begins
Deer harvest totals Illinois hunters…
Chicago tenant groups call for eviction moratorium amid ICE raids
(The Center Square) – Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez is pushing for an eviction moratorium while Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Illinois tax proposals dampen decline in small business uncertainty index
(The Center Square) – Although the National Federation of Independent Business Uncertainty Index reached its lowest point of the year…