Reported debt deal, credit downgrades may add to Chicago budget woes
(The Center Square) – Chicago taxpayers may face higher costs if the city follows through with a reported bond deal. …
State financial officers protect, recover $28B in tax dollars in 2025
Conservative state treasurers, auditors and comptrollers protected and recovered $28 billion in taxpayer dollars from “waste, fraud, and abuse” in…
Iran war, Saudi outage to boost U.S. propane, butane exports
Chaos in global energy markets following the launch of Operation Epic Fury is expected to drive record demand for U.S.…
Pritzker announces $2B in medical debt erased, half in Cook County
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion…
WATCH: Trump threatens to end all trade with Spain
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wanted to end all trade with Spain over disagreements about military spending. …
Denver City Council votes to ban masks on ICE agents
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it will not comply with a new Denver ordinance that bans law enforcement,…
Trump: U.S. Navy to provide escorts for tankers through Strait of Hormuz
Over concerns that Iran is blocking vital tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump announced that the…
Minnesota sues Trump administration over $243M Medicaid funding pause
Minnesota announced Tuesday it is suing the federal government for withholding $243 million in Medicaid payments. …
WATCH: Pritzker denies flying with Epstein
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he never met Jeffery Epstein and was never on a plane with the late sex…
Illinois Quick Hits: Alleged Sinaloa boss indicted
(The Center Square) – A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted an alleged Sinaloa Cartel boss on drug, firearm…
Coroners warn bill renaming fentanyl overdoses could distort death certificates
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers want to rebrand fentanyl deaths as “poisoning” instead of “overdose,” but coroners say the…
New missile attacks in Iran as Trump administration set to update Congress
Israel and the U.S. launched new missile attacks into Iran on Tuesday as the Trump administration is set to brief…