Illinois pushes rate-hike protections forward despite consumer cost fears
(The Center Square) – Home and auto insurance providers in Illinois could face new oversight and regulation after a Senate…
Illinois bill aims to delay 2024 tax sales, protect homeowners’ equity
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal to delay property tax sales and pause penalties as the…
Illinois Quick Hits: Man on pretrial release charged with fireman’s murder
(The Center Square) – A Chicago man is charged with murder and aggravated arson in connection with a fire that…
Comptroller, state lawmaker call for federal tax credit scholarships
(The Center Square) – As Illinois edges toward a decision with significant implications for families and students, State Rep. Regan…
Candidate: $243 million in unlawful spending is example of ‘Preckwinkle’s mismanagement’
(The Center Square) – A candidate for Cook County board president says county spending of $243 million in violation of…
Illinois housing crunch sees prices rising, units dwindling
(The Center Square) – With Illinois facing a housing shortage fueled by dwindling availability and rising prices, Illinois Policy Institute…
Illinois Quick Hits: Violent Crime down, arrest rates up in Chicago
(The Center Square) – New research from the Illinois Policy Institute shows that violent crime declined in nearly 90% of…
Palatine teacher fired over anti-BLM posts turns to SCOTUS
A former Palatine High School teacher who was fired for posting anti-Black Lives Matter content to her personal Facebook page…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois to join WHO’s alert network
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is joining the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response…
GOP candidates for Illinois governor challenge Pritzker on state finances
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed ways for Illinois to better fund pensions, but one of the…
Miller: Illinois ‘dragging its feet’ on voter rolls as election nears
(The Center Square) – Congresswoman Mary Miller, R-Oakland, slammed the Illinois State Board of Elections on Monday for what she…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker wants to extend pension buyout program
(The Center Square) – With Illinois’ unfunded public sector pension liability hovering around $140 billion, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed…