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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…
Sorensen drug-pricing bill draws criticism from former FDA official
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, is backing legislation he says would lower prescription drug costs by…
Lawmaker blasts reports of ‘equitable assessments’ at medical school
(The Center Square) – Illinois State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican physician and graduate of the University of Illinois College…
FOID changes advance in Illinois House, not called in Senate
(The Center Square) – Changes to Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID Card didn’t get across the finish line before the General…
FOID changes advance in Illinois House, not called in Senate
(The Center Square) – Changes to Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID Card didn’t get across the finish line before the General…