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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
2+ day, 22+ min 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 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…...
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…...
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…...
Report: Illinois tops nation in debt ratio
3+ week, 1+ day ago (427+ words) (The Center Square) – According to a new report on financial red flags, Illinois has a higher debt ratio than any other state and Chicago is the most financially tenuous place in America. Reason Foundation used audited financial reports from state…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker announces new transit board appointees
3+ week, 2+ day ago (306+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced five appointments to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which is set to hold its first meeting next month. Bashir Qaasim, Nedra Sims Fears, Nirali Shah, Rosa Ortiz and Vanessa Uribe are the…...
Pritzker, Bailey face campaign finance questions at state fair
3+ week, 2+ day ago (468+ words) (The Center Square) – Statewide candidates from both the Democrat and Republican parties held their annual campaign rallies at the Illinois State Fair this week, as candidates for Illinois governor on both sides faced questions about campaign financing. Campaign disclosures released…...
Statewide Dems focus on Trump during State Fair event
3+ week, 2+ day ago (575+ words) (The Center Square) – A slate of Democrats running in statewide races appeared at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday during a campaign event, discussing what they could do to push back against President Donald Trump’s administration during a campaign event....