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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…
School reviews paraprofessional’s social media post about Trump
(The Center Square) – A Putnam County Community Unit School District #535 paraprofessional is facing criticism after a social media…
Special investigation petition filed in Springfield after rep’s indictment
(The Center Square) – The Illinois House will convene a special investigative committee after 11 House Republicans filed paperwork Friday. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Carbondale store owner sentenced for SNAP fraud
(The Center Square) – A Carbondale store owner has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted…
Board releases guidance for use of AI in Illinois classrooms
(The Center Square) – In the wake of new state laws regulating artificial intelligence, the Illinois State Board of Education…
Flooding, weather events impact farmers, taxpayers
(The Center Square) – Federal and state government agencies have announced assistance plans for farmers impacted by severe weather and…