INVESTIGATION: Wisconsin university closes DEI unit but keeps most staff working on equity issues
After concerns were raised about spending on DEI, the University of Wisconsin-Madison shuttered a department but kept most of the…
Board Approves Updated School Resource Officer Agreement
Casey-Westfield Board of Education Meeting | Jan. 26, 2026 Article Summary: The Casey-Westfield School Board approved an updated intergovernmental agreement…
Casey Advances Housing Strategy with Land Bank Transfers and Inspection Contract
Casey City Council Meeting | Feb. 2, 2026 Article Summary: The Casey City Council has approved the transfer of vacant…
Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis
(The Center Square) – Chicago finished fiscal year 2024 with a $41.1 billion gap between the money it has available…
Trump seeks $1B from Harvard in federal funding dispute
President Donald Trump is now seeking a $1 billion payment from Harvard University as part of an effort to resolve…
Lawmakers react to U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Prop. 50
California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to not…
WATCH: Senators slam fraud, call for welfare scrutiny in Minnesota
U.S. Senators on Wednesday called for more scrutiny over welfare payments and railed against allegations of fraud in Minnesota and…
Nurses demand inclusion in professional degree definition
The American Nurses Association is urging the public to call for nurses to be added back into the definition of…
Early voting starts Thursday in most Illinois jurisdictions
(The Center Square) – Early voting is scheduled to begin Thursday in most Illinois jurisdictions for the state’s Democratic and…
Trump tells Iranian leaders they ‘should be very worried’
Iran’s leadership “should be very worried,” President Donald Trump warned Wednesday amid conflicting reports that talks between the U.S. and…
Illinois Quick Hits: Group files FOIA lawsuit vs. Pritzker
(The Center Square) – Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. …
First lady meets with former Oct. 7 hostages
American citizen and Chapel Hill, N.C. native, Keith Siegel and his wife Aviva focused their meeting with First Lady Melania…