Illinois News
PJM exit: A price solution or power move?
By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Surging electricity demand, an aging grid,...
Broadview, Illinois reduces ICE protest zone after ‘chaos,’ 15 arrests
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The village of Broadview, Illinois is reducing...
Illinois’ ‘F’ grade leaves taxpayers on the hook for billions, watchdog says
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Budget gimmicks, pension debt and late...
Illinois quick hits: Chicago Jewish Alliance on peace developments; Blue Ribbon Schools announced
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Chicago Jewish Alliance on peace developments The Chicago Jewish Alliance has...
WATCH: Trump’s emergency Guard appeal denied; Fiscal Fallout reviews state salaries
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus...
Reforms prompt big money appeals in IL biometrics cases
By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square Even as reforms seem to have edged down the number of biometric...
Chicago student petitions to restore bathroom doors
By Esther Wickham | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) - A Chicago student launched a petition to...
Illinois quick hits: Hundreds of layoffs reported; man charged with converted handgun
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Hundreds of layoffs reported Layoffs are coming for more Illinois workers....
State rep says IL GOP will be outspent ’20 to 1′ in 2026 elections
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Democrats have a major financial advantage...
Op-Ed: Illinois just cemented its place as a ‘Legislative Inferno’
By Zach MottiThe Center Square Illinois already has a reputation for having one of the most hostile civil legal climates...
WATCH: DHS launches ICE ‘Midway Blitz’ in Chicago as Trump calls out cashless bail
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
Pritzker signs behavioral health data law amid privacy concerns
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator says the...
WATCH: Pritzker’s ‘move’ comments ‘insulting’ to Illinoisans, Freedom Caucus says
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus say...
WATCH: GOP AG candidate: IL’s triplex of Democrat statewide offices ‘fails the people’
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A Republican vying for the party’s nomination...
Illinois quick hits: Trump to decided on Guard deployment; alleged cartel boss indicted
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Trump to decided on Guard deployment President Donald Trump says he...
WATCH: Homan targets Chicago; Freedom Caucus responds to Pritzker’s ‘move out’ comment
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus...
Higher ed spending up as enrollment plummets at Illinois universities
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker says Illinois is...
Northwestern president steps down amid federal funding cuts
By Esther Wickham | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) - Northwestern University President Michael Schill resigned this...
