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SNAP cuts, Illinois payment errors spark fierce debate
(The Center Square) – A Democratic state senator says the federal government is to blame for 150,000 Illinoisans losing Supplemental…
Op-Ed: Keeping local leaders happy isn’t worth the housing cost
Chicago rents have soared to historic highs, but in Phoenix they’re falling. The reason? A greater housing supply. In 2024,…
Op-Ed: Keeping local leaders happy isn’t worth the housing cost
Chicago rents have soared to historic highs, but in Phoenix they’re falling. The reason? A greater housing supply. In 2024,…
Illinois weighing a ban on sale of some smoke detectors over safety concerns
(The Center Square) – With long-living smoke detectors on the market and required to be installed in Illinois, public safety…
Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly leaders promise budget transparency
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, say more…
Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly leaders promise budget transparency
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, say more…
Illinois Quick Hits: General Assembly leaders promise budget transparency
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, say more…
Clashing housing availability, affordability proposals weighed in Springfield
(The Center Square) – Plans to cut red tape and create less restrictive zoning laws statewide has been a major…
Illinois Quick Hits: Unemployment rises again; growth continues in Champaign
(The Center Square) – The unemployment rate in Illinois has risen to 5.2%, according to data released onThursday by the…
Digital ad tax plan prompts discussion as impacts remain unclear
(The Center Square) – A digital advertising tax is up for discussion in the Illinois legislature, but opponents say big…
Illinois Quick Hits: State police investigating 2025 fatal ICE-involved shooting
(The Center Square) – Illinois State Police have begun investigating the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez last September by…
Data shows more violent retail thefts, lost sales tax revenue.
(The Center Square) – New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted…