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Illinois Quick Hits: Aqua seeks water rate hike
(The Center Square) – Another Illinois utility wants to raise rates on consumers. …
Pritzker signs AI regulation critics say harms innovation, ‘picks winners’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Monday that he and lawmakers said intends to provide new…
500-plus fugitives arrested across two states
(The Center Square) – More than 400 fugitives have been arrested in Illinois, and another 117 in Missouri, over the…
Illinois Quick Hits: Woman sentenced for voting twice
(The Center Square) – A Hoopeston woman has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a…
Embattled state lawmaker resigns after investigation into ‘unethical’ behavior
(The Center Square) – After two days of calls for his resignation by Democrat leaders, embattled Illinois state Rep. Harry…
New statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law into effect that lawmakers say intends to increase renter…
Illinois Quick Hits: 179 charged in ‘badgeless’ federal enforcement
(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros says 179 people have been charged…
Taxpayer cost questions surround push for suicide prevention measures on I-74 Bridge
(The Center Square) – Suicide prevention advocates are renewing calls for safety measures on the Interstate 74 Bridge, arguing that…
Illinois sued over prediction market law imposing new taxes, regulations
(The Center Square) – A lawsuit against a new Illinois law taxing prediction markets has been filed in federal court,…
Accounting analyst: SEC should examine Illinois pension funding
(The Center Square) – Illinois is less tardy than usual with its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2025,…
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago man arrested in connection with planned attack at White House
(The Center Square) – A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a planned attack that allegedly targeted the…
Ex-cops blast Chicago mayor’s new agency
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is not saying exactly how much taxpayers will pay for his new…