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9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (365+ words) Fall enrollment rose and set records across several public university campuses in the state, including the University of Illinois Chicago and Chicago State University, according to preliminary data. The University of Illinois Chicago reported its highest enrollment numbers in school…...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago   (50+ words) Illinois has one of the highest SNAP payment error rates in the country, with nearly $660 million in erroneous payments reported for fiscal year 2025. Illinois has one of the highest SNAP payment error rates in the country, with nearly $660 million in…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago   (380+ words) The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation, and Digital Chamber are challenging a first-of-its-kind state tax on digital asset business activities Illinois just became the testing ground for a question no other state has dared to answer: can you single…...

15+ hour, 53+ min ago   (344+ words) (The Center Square) – Illinois gets low marks on two new reports about worker freedom. The Commonwealth Foundation gave Illinois an F in its evaluation of public sector labor laws. The group’s latest report cited the state’s policies allowing card checks,…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (355+ words) September 9, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News (OSV News) — An Illinois diocese has done away with eulogies during funeral Masses and also visitation of the deceased in the church immediately before the Mass. Bishop Thomas J....

23+ hour, 51+ min ago   (247+ words) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week filed a lawsuit against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, Inc. (ABC) for its deceptive business practices that mislead consumers, most often senior citizens, to sign a contract for home repair work at inflated…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago   (131+ words) The deadline to submit School Applications for the 2027 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards is Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Get all the top news & discounts for Chicago & beyond. No password required. Broadway In Chicago is inviting high schools across the State of…...

23+ hour, 23+ min ago   (478+ words) 184 pensioners in Illinois’ five state-run systems received enough in 2025 to put them in the top 5% of U.S. income earners. Illinois’ top 50 public pensioners took in an average of $437,000 each last year. That’s roughly seven times the average annual salary in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (605+ words) Medical Is Coming To All nuEra Stores CHICAGO, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois medical cannabis patients will soon have more places to shop, save on cannabis taxes and receive personalized support closer to home. Beginning September 10, 2026, nuEra Cannabis will begin serving…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1199+ words) BARRINGTON, IL, USA – September 4, 2026 – Most businesses would never go two weeks without looking at their sales numbers, bank account or inventory. Yet Patrick McDonald says that is essentially how many companies’ digital marketing campaigns are managed. McDonald, founder of Barrington-based…...