9+ hour, 7+ min 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…...

15+ hour, 30+ min 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…...

1+ day, 9+ hour 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....

1+ day, 15+ hour 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,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 9+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (242+ words) (The Center Square) – New research analysis has Illinois ranked eleventh nationally in federal tax burden per filer, with a 5-year average of $23,315 between fiscal years 2021 and 2025. According to J David Tax Law’s analysis of IRS statistics, the state's net federal burden…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) (The Center Square) – A court ruling in Maryland may have implications for a trio of new taxes in Illinois. Maryland’s tax court found last week that the state’s digital advertising gross revenues tax violates the Tax Freedom Act, the Commerce…...