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Chicago mayor announces homelessness plan with unclear funding sources
By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Chicago officials unveiled a plan they say would effectively end homelessness in the city, even as questions...
Minnesota wins legal fight over tuition benefits for illegal immigrants
By Elyse ApelThe Center Square A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s policy of offering in-state tuition and certain scholarships to students in the...
Illini Final Four trip expected to benefit University of Illinois, state of Indiana
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A University of Illinois professor says the economic benefit of the school’s mens basketball team reaching the...
Trump makes history at Supreme Court amid landmark birthright citizenship challenge
By Emily Rodriguez and Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump made history Wednesday by attending oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over his executive order seeking to end...
New Hampshire school district sued over transgender policies
By Chris WadeThe Center Square A New Hampshire school district is being investigated by the Trump administration over allegations that administrators are allowing biological men to use girls’ restrooms and...
Trump watches as high court hears challenge to his birthright citizenship order
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, observing as the justices considered a challenge Wednesday to his...
Illinois Quick Hits: Prtizker says Trump order is unconstitutional
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on Tuesday to address election integrity is...
U of I pressed on costly abandoned development project, stance on DEI directives
By Sean Reed | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As many Illinois universities face multimillion dollar budget deficits, state senators were critical of spending by the...
Trump says Iran’s new leader wants ceasefire
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump announced today that Iran's new leader has requested a ceasefire, marking a possible turning point in the ongoing conflict that has gripped...
‘Conversion therapy’ bans in IL, other states, in danger, after SCOTUS ruling
By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square The days appear to be numbered for a Colorado state law banning so-called "conversion therapy," after the U.S. Supreme Court lopsidedly sided...
Casey-Westfield Launches Five Home Runs in 11-4 Win Over Edwards County
The Casey-Westfield varsity softball team put on an absolute clinic at the plate on Tuesday afternoon, blasting five home runs to power past host Edwards County 11-4 in a non-conference...
Goble’s 10 Strikeouts and Powerful Offense Lead Casey-Westfield Past Edwards County 11-4
The Casey-Westfield varsity softball team unleashed a power-hitting clinic on Tuesday, launching five home runs to power their way to an 11-4 home victory over Edwards County. Backed by a...
Casey-Westfield Secures Runner-Up Finishes at Five-Team Paris Meet
The Casey-Westfield track and field teams continued their strong spring campaign on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, traveling to Paris High School and capturing second place in both the boys' and...
