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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: Applications open for state-funded diverse apprenticeship program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (317+ words) of people of color, veterans and women in the construction trades. According to an announcement from Gov....drug trafficking crime. IDOT TO REOPEN SOME CONSTRUCTION ZONES FOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND The Illinois Department...announced on Thursday that lanes closed for construction…...
Illinois Quick Hits: IDOC to close work camps, impact facilities
2+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) and millions of additional savings in deferred maintenance projects by phasing out two work camps and two...
Illinois gets low grades for worker freedom
3+ day, 11+ hour 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,…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois Tourist spending rises to $50.2B
1+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) (The Center Square) – According to data provided by Tourism Economics, visitor spending in Illinois grew 3.5% to $50.2 billion in 2025. A statement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office cited the numbers and said the economic impact of tourist spending and visits last year…...
Illinois Quick Hits: State offers $35M to encourage transit use by students
1+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Board of Education announced on Friday that a total of $35 million in funding is available for agencies to establish programs that encourage public school students to use transit…...
Illinois Quick Hits: S&P Global joins Fitch by raising Illinois bond rating
1+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) funded by fees imposed on developers of downtown construction projects. ARMED BANK ROBBER GETS 19 YEARS IN...
Illinois Quick Hits: Du Quoin fire rekindles
1+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) (The Center Square) – Du Quoin officials are asking the public to avoid the Main Street area after a multi-alarm fire rekindled overnight. The blaze reported early on Wednesday afternoon destroyed three businesses in the downtown area. As of Thursday morning,…...
Illinois Quick Hits: IDOL releases Labor Day report
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (292+ words) (The Center Square) – According to the Illinois Department’s 2026 Labor Day Report, the agency collected nearly $3.9 million in back wages for workers and more than $1.4 million in penalties from employers during the past year. IDOL had a total budget appropriation of…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois remembers Sept. 11, 2001
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (295+ words) (The Center Square) – Memorial ceremonies were scheduled across the state on Friday, marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the United States that happened Sept. 11, 2001. A n annual moment of remembrance ceremony was scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the…...
NASCAR’s Chicago exit draws praise from Illinois fiscal advocate
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (488+ words) (The Center Square) – NASCAR will not return to the streets of downtown Chicago in 2027, a decision one Illinois fiscal policy advocate says could save taxpayers money as the city and state face ongoing budget pressures. The NASCAR Chicago Street Race…...