September 5, 2025/

Illinois quick hits: Giannoulias orders village to stop sharing data with CBP

Spread the love

By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square
The Center Square

License plate camera data

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has ordered the Village of Forest Park and Motorola Solutions to disable data-sharing capabilities with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Giannoulias’ office discovered that the technology was being used to give CBP access to license plate camera data.

The Illinois Vehicle Code bans the sharing of such data with agencies investigating people based on their immigration status or abortion-related services.

Talks to focus on trade with Japan

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Economic Development Corporation (EDC) led a delegation to the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association’s conference in Japan this weekend.

The DCEO says members of Team Illinois will join counterparts from nine Midwestern states and more than 100 Japanese corporations in an effort to strengthen investment and trade ties and explore new opportunities for collaboration.

Fall road safety

Illinois State Police (ISP) have issued a reminder about traffic safety on Illinois roadways during the fall harvest. ISP says farmers across the state will be moving equipment along roadways.

Police remind drivers and farmers alike to share the road and help reduce crashes involving tractors and other equipment.

Leave a Comment





Latest News Stories

Dems praise Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling

Dems praise Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

By Chris WoodwardThe Center Square Democratic attorneys general from California and other states are applauding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship. In Trump v. Barbara, justices ruled 6-3...
NASA signs $590M in moon deals; total program cost unknown

NASA signs $590M in moon deals; total program cost unknown

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square NASA awarded $590.4 million in new Moon Base lander contracts Tuesday, but the agency has not disclosed what its broader Moon-to-Mars program will cost taxpayers....
Analysts: Civil rights defined Supreme Court term

Analysts: Civil rights defined Supreme Court term

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square Analysts and legal experts said the U.S. Supreme Court’s term primarily was focused on protecting civil rights. Justices on the nation’s highest court completed the...
Officials: Trans athlete bans won’t change Illinois school sports

Officials: Trans athlete bans won’t change Illinois school sports

By Sean ReedThe Center Square In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld multiple state bans on transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The ruling...
From Nebraska to Connecticut: more TdA ATM jackpotting arrests, sentencings

From Nebraska to Connecticut: more TdA ATM jackpotting arrests, sentencings

By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square From Nebraska to Connecticut, more Venezuelan nationals tied to the foreign terrorist organization, Tren de Aragua, are being arrested, prosecuted and sentenced. In Connecticut, four...
Advocates worry new law will raise drug prices, harm self-insured businesses

Advocates worry new law will raise drug prices, harm self-insured businesses

By Scott Holland | Legal NewslineThe Center Square A national pharmaceutical manufacturer advocacy group is suing Illinois over its 2025 Prescription Drug Affordability Act. The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed...
Republican voter ID bill bogs down crucial Pentagon funding

Republican voter ID bill bogs down crucial Pentagon funding

By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square House Republicans’ voter ID bill has once again derailed progress of critical legislation in Congress, this time stalling a $1.1 trillion Pentagon funding bill. The...
Texas Republican leaders blast Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship

Texas Republican leaders blast Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship

By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Texas Republicans are blasting the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling on Tuesday that the 14th Amendment citizenship clause applies to children born in the U.S....
Illinois Quick Hits: Toll burden 5th in U.S.

Illinois Quick Hits: Toll burden 5th in U.S.

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – As Illinoisans face the prospect of higher tolls proposed by the state tollway board, a new study...
Complaint: District used tax dollars for referendum campaign

Complaint: District used tax dollars for referendum campaign

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – An ethics complaint filed on Monday is calling for an investigation into whether an Illinois school district...
America 250: Pastors in politics shaped American Revolution and policies today

America 250: Pastors in politics shaped American Revolution and policies today

By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of independence, many also are celebrating the critical role pastors played in the American Revolution and are still playing...
Supreme Court to hear Chicago assault weapons ban challenge

Supreme Court to hear Chicago assault weapons ban challenge

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case on whether citizens are guaranteed the right to possess semiautomatic weapons, including the popular AR-15....
Study: Warner Bros.-Paramount merger could generate $20B in economic activity

Study: Warner Bros.-Paramount merger could generate $20B in economic activity

By Tom JoyceThe Center Square A proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance could generate nearly $20 billion in annual economic activity and support over 90,000 jobs across...
Op-Ed: Solving the data center conundrum – America's next boomtowns may be nuclear towns

Op-Ed: Solving the data center conundrum – America’s next boomtowns may be nuclear towns

By Brian GittThe Center Square We were in a grassy field in southern Ohio next to one of the largest nuclear fuel facilities in the US. Severe storms had rolled...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in female sports

U.S. Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in female sports

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state bans on biological men competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The court upheld bans in Idaho and...