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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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NASCAR’s Chicago exit draws praise from Illinois fiscal advocate
14+ hour, 36+ 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…...
Illinois gets low grades for worker freedom
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (344+ words) provides,” Jernigan said. In addition to ranking 42nd overall in the ALEC report, Illinois ranked 42nd with...
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: S&P Global joins Fitch by raising Illinois bond rating
1+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) (The Cente Square) – Illinois has earned its second credit rating upgrade in less than a week, as S&P Global Ratings raised the state’s general obligation bond rating on Tuesday to an A. Illinois still has the lowest credit rating…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Trump, Pritzker exchange barbs over violence in Illinois
1+ week, 4+ day ago (434+ words) (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend. The president…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker on Trump visit: 'We are ready for this fight"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (263+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump is not wanted or needed in Illinois. Pritzker’s campaign released a statement on Monday after the president said he would attend the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Medinah later this…...
Illinois universities report modest enrollment shifts
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (603+ words) Severin said. Chicago State University reported a 10% overall rise in enrollment, about 2,755 students, based...Illinois Springfield had 4,008 students enrolled, an overall decline from the prior year, but reported the...
Illinois Quick Hits: IDOC to close work camps, impact facilities
2+ week, 3+ day 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 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…...
Illinois Quick Hits: Applications open for state-funded diverse apprenticeship program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (317+ words) (The Center Square) – State officials say $25 million in taxpayer funds for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program will increase representation of people of color, veterans and women in the construction trades. According to an announcement from Gov....