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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 for December 18, 2025
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | December 18, 2025 The Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education met on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, to finalize several...
Homer Glen Landscape Business Granted Extension Due to Utility Delays
Will County Board Meeting | December 18, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board approved a second extension for a special use permit for a landscaping business in Homer Glen....
Funding for Minnesota child care centers paused
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square Taxpayer dollars provided each year to Minnesota day care centers will be frozen, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District for November 24, 2025
Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District Meeting | November 24, 2025 The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District Board of Trustees held a nearly two-hour meeting on Monday evening to handle financial reallocations, review...
Chicago school board raises tax levy on families ‘at a breaking point’
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The Chicago Board of Education has raised its property tax levy to fund Chicago Public Schools, but...
Lake Co. Circuit Clerk can’t undo $2.5M verdict for workers fired over politics
By Scott Holland | Legal NewslineThe Center Square A federal judge has agreed to preserve a jury’s verdict ordering the Lake County Circuit Clerk’s Office to pay more than $2.5...
Illinois quick hits: McClain reports to prison
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square McClain reports to prison Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime associate has begun serving a two-year prison sentence at a...
New Lenox Used Car Dealership Approved with Conditions
Will County Board Meeting | December 18, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board approved a special use permit allowing a used car dealership to operate in an industrial park...
Manhattan Park District Proposes Tax Levy Increase; Public Hearing Set for December
Manhattan Park District Board Meeting | Nov. 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan Park District Board of Commissioners approved a resolution determining the estimated tax levy for the 2025 tax year,...
Jackson Township Sets 2026 Schedule and Reviews Tax Levy Options
Jackson Township Board Meeting | Nov. 12, 2025 Article Summary: The Jackson Township Board established its meeting calendar for 2026 and began preliminary discussions on the upcoming tax levy. The...
Op-Ed: How one puppy mill-teliant retailer is preempting local laws
By Madison Gesiotto GilbertThe Center Square One of the most overlooked threats to community-based control in America isn’t coming from Washington politicians or even state government officials, but from a...
Illinois quick hits: Chicago school board raises property tax levy
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Chicago school board raises property tax levy By a vote of 15 to 5, the Chicago Board of Education raised its...
Illinois lawmaker welcomes possible Marine deployment after Supreme Court ruling
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised as a “win” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling temporarily preventing President...
