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(The Center Square) – Four sanctuary city mayors who spent millions of state and federal taxpayer dollars to accommodate illegal immigrants denied that blocking federal agents from deporting criminal migrants violated federal law at a committee hearing Wednesday. (The Center Square) - The debate over universal free sch
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Illinois Quick Hits: State issues more medical cannabis licenses
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...
Illinois universities report modest enrollment shifts
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (603+ words) (The Center Square) – Public universities across Illinois are reporting differing 10-day enrollment numbers, with some schools announcing record-breaking data, as other schools have reported modest declines. Incoming freshman classes have also trended upward across multiple schools this year. Across 12 different…...
Casino committee hearing leaves city revenue questions unanswered
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (270+ words) (The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen pressed casino representativesearlier this week over construction delays, worker layoffs, and threatened pension revenues surrounding the $1.7 billion casino project – the only such casino in the city. Alderman Brendan Reilly criticized the developer's financial standing and…...
Illinois officals, elections advocates respond to mail-in voting ruling
2+ week, 3+ day ago (532+ words) (The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, Illinois elected officials are urging residents to send any mail-in ballots to be cast in the midterms ahead of election day. The highest court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to maintain…...
Illinois quick hits: New law expands treasurer's investment options to include AFL-CIO
2+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that enables the Illinois state treasurer to invest in pooled investment trusts like the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Fund, which provides capital to developers and aligns with the governor’s Building Up Illinois Developments plan. Senate…...
GOP lawmakers push affordability in last week of session
2+ week, 5+ day ago (392+ words) (The Center Square) – Republican members of the California State Assembly on Monday afternoon urged their Democratic counterparts to consider costs to Californians when passing bills this week, the last week of the legislative session. The urgent request, which followed the…...
Illinois quick hits: Cook County property tax bills rise
2+ week, 5+ day ago (348+ words) Cook County property tax bills to rise A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office found property taxes have gone up again. County residents are expected to pay $593.4 million in new taxes, 5.3% more than they paid in the…...
Deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies in first year of sentence
2+ week, 6+ day ago (440+ words) (The Center Square) – Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence for the July 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman, in her home. Grayson was found guilty of second degree murder by…...
Lawmaker: Tyson closure shows Illinois is losing jobs to other states
2+ week, 6+ day ago (492+ words) (The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Chris Balkema says Tyson Foods’ decision to close its Joslin beef processing plant is another warning sign that Illinois needs to improve its business climate. Tyson announced the closure as part of a restructuring…...
Illinois quick hits: CUB: Energy consumers lost millions to alternative supliers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) Illinois AG pleased with restraining order in CDL suit Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says he is pleased a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to block the Trump administration from accessing a database containing the personal information of…...