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Taxpayers to fund $424.9M soccer stadium infrastructure

July 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Fire may be building their own soccer stadium, but city taxpayers will be on…

July 15, 2026

(The Center Square) – Former state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, who resigned from his seat in the Illinois House of…

July 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Putnam County Community Unit School District #535 paraprofessional is facing criticism after a social media…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Illinois House will convene a special investigative committee after 11 House Republicans filed paperwork Friday. …

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Carbondale store owner has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – In the wake of new state laws regulating artificial intelligence, the Illinois State Board of Education…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – Federal and state government agencies have announced assistance plans for farmers impacted by severe weather and…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – Deere and Co. agreed to provide farmers and independent repair shops access to the same equipment…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – Across the country, opposition to license plate cameras created by Flock Safety is mounting. Major cities…

July 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Illinois…

July 9, 2026

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun ban is upheld after a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of…

July 9, 2026

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced disaster tax relief for individuals and…