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Illinois Quick Hits: IDOC to close work camps, impact facilities
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (371+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections says it expects to save about $35.9 million in capital costs, $6.5 million in annual operating expenses and millions of additional savings in deferred maintenance projects by phasing out two work camps and two…...
Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...
Chicago's TIF Program Helped Downtown — But Not Poorer Neighborhoods, New Study Shows
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (852+ words) The money can be used for the construction of parks, schools and infrastructure, as well as incentives for private commercial and residential development. As the theory goes, projects funded by TIF cause the value of the surrounding properties to rise,…...
Chicago Bears and CDW open nominations for 2026 Classroom Legends program
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (490+ words) The Chicago Bears and CDW are inviting fans across Chicagoland to recognize exceptional educators through Classroom Legends powered by CDW for the 2026 season. Launched in 2010, Classroom Legends powered by CDW shines a spotlight on educators throughout Chicagoland and the important…...
In 1972, Chicago began digging 110 miles of sewer tunnel up to 300 feet down; 50 years on, the Deep Tunnel has captured more than a trillion gallons of combined sewage
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (359+ words) An aerial view of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Lake Michigan, North America. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons The McCook Reservoir of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Worker took a part time job after 6 months…...
How much do you need to make to ‘live comfortably’ in Illinois? See salary
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (276+ words) Illinois’ median per capita income amounts to less than half of what a resident needs to make to “live comfortably” in 2026, according to one recent analysis. Financial company SmartAsset’s Aug. 13 report, “Here’s the Salary It Takes to Live Comfortably in…...
Illinois cyclosporiasis case count surpasses 1.5K. The latest on the outbreak
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (279+ words) The cyclosporiasis case count has reached 1,535 in Illinois, the state's department of public health reports, with 71 hospitalized. The true number of sick people is likely higher than the reported case count, according to the CDC, as many people recover without…...
Will Supreme Court’s Order On Mail-In Ballots Impact Voting In Illinois?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (849+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing…...
New Illinois MSO Legal Industry Law May Be Ripe for a Challenge, Experts Say
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (219+ words) Legal experts say an Illinois statute that regulates outside investment in law firms may run afoul of the inherent powers doctrine, which puts regulation of lawyers under the purview of the judicial, not legislative, branch. A new Illinois state law…...
Chicago Theater Report: Robert Falls returns to Chicago storefronts, ‘Downstate’ heads to Broadway and a tribute to Kurt Ehrmann
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (337+ words) Robert Falls is returning to directing in the Chicago theater, this time not at the Goodman, his artistic home for decades, but at Redtwist Theatre, a tiny venue located at 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. with fewer than 50 seats. Casting has not…...