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Secretary of State dismisses calls for clarity on migrant’s license status
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Secretary of State is pushing back against claims from conservatives that his department has…
Illinois news in brief: Prosecutors indict felon on pretrial release for fentanyl trafficking; Rockford men charged after child abuse investigation; Cairo bridge to reopen
Prosecutors indict felon on pretrial release for fentanyl trafficking …
Med school dean questioned over antisemitism, DEI
(The Center Squarre) – The interim dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine testified before Congress that the…
Illinois Quick Hits: Unemployment holds at 5.1% in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Illinois Department of Employment Security…
Ammons pleads not guilty, wants to delay House investigation
(The Center Square) — Illinois State Rep. Carrol Ammons, federally indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud, pleaded not guilty…
Advocate calls for stronger IDOC oversight after payroll fraud guilty plea
(The Center Square) – Calls for stronger oversight of the Illinois Department of Corrections are growing after a former department…
Illinois Quick Hits: FAFSA applications rise with increase in state taxpayer funding
(The Center Square) – According to the National College Attainment Network’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid Tracker for the…
Appeals court: Chicago’s ‘climate disinformation’ case belongs in Cook County
(Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court says a lawsuit brought by the city of Chicago, seeking to extract a…
Bipartisan bill would force vote before Social Security cuts hit
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would fast-track a floor vote on Social Security's…
Court OKs $45M verdict in talc asbestos case, including $30M for ‘reduced lifespan’
(Legal Newsline) - An Illinois appeals court has thrown open a new avenue for personal injury lawyers and others to…
Taxpayers to fund $424.9M soccer stadium infrastructure
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Fire may be building their own soccer stadium, but city taxpayers will be on…
Illinois Quick Hits: Benton pulls name from ballot after resignation
(The Center Square) – Former state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, who resigned from his seat in the Illinois House of…