5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (167+ words) Pritzker pauses data center tax credits Gov. J. B. Pritzker has ordered the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to pause data center tax credits, starting July 1. Pritzker's move follows The Center Square's report on Thursday, detailing the state legislature's decision…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (283+ words) (The Center Square) " A new report ranks Illinois 46 out of 50 states for financial transparency, partly due to the state's slow fiscal reporting. Truth in Accounting's Financial Transparency Score 2026 report evaluates how effectively each state discloses its true financial condition through…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (534+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois" congressional district map is being challenged over what some argue are unconstitutional racial requirements for districts. A former Republican state representative sued Gov. J. B. Pritzker and the State Board of Elections late last week. Jeanne Ives, a…...

4+ week, 57+ min ago  (383+ words) (The Center Square) " A Democratic state senator says the federal government is to blame for 150, 000 Illinoisans losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, but a Republican senator says Illinois" high error rate for payments will cost the state hundreds of millions…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (382+ words) (The Center Square) " The Illinois Gaming Board has renewed Hard Rock Casino Rockford's license for four years, retroactive to January 2026. The Rockford casino's license was the first to be authorized by the state's gaming expansion law in 2019. At its meeting…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (458+ words) (The Center Square) " A measure giving Illinois voters the opportunity to consider a millionaire's tax is one step closer to the November ballot. House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 21 would raise the tax rate on income more than $1 million from 4. 95% to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (758+ words) (The Center Square) " A newly proposed Illinois constitutional amendment would change the way legislative and representative districts are drawn in the state. Republican state lawmakers strongly oppose the measure they say would further corrupt district maps that are already illegal....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (243+ words) The National Weather Service says it has confirmed that two more tornadoes affected northern Illinois last Friday, bringing the state's total to nine on that day. The latest confirmed tornadoes were reported near Darrow in Iroquois County and near Kentland…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (177+ words) Southwest to lay off 107 as O'Hare service ends According to an Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice, 107 Southwest Airlines workers will be losing their jobs at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The notice follows Southwest's announcement last month…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (14+ words) Illinois school cell phone ban progresses as many districts already enforce policies'The Center Square...