Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago pays OT to potentially ineligible workers
(The Center Square) – Chicago’s inspector general has advised the city’s human resources and finance departments that from 2020 through…
Jay Hopper Hired as Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Jay Hopper, Mattoon, as the College’s Director of Strategic…
County Hires Michael Fuller Group for Human Resources Support
Article Summary: The board voted to outsource human resources support to a specialized firm to assist with compliance, benefits, and departmental…
Illinois Quick Hits: U.S. rep proposes restriction on housing purchases
(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, has introduced legislation to restrict large institutional investment firms from…
IL Republicans call for growing tax base, not raising taxes
(The Center Square) – Statehouse Republicans say it is time for Illinois Democrats to focus on growing the tax base…
DHS funding bill teeters as Democrats balk over ICE concerns
Congress is racing to advance the last four federal spending bills through the House Rules Committee in time for a…
House hearing: Fraud goes far beyond Minnesota
The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance heard Wednesday from witnesses on the ongoing Minnesota fraud…
Supreme Court hears arguments on Fed firing case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case over whether President Donald Trump can immediately remove…
More than 1,000 cases of child care overpayments in Illinois over 5 years
(The Center Square) – In the past 5 years, the state of Illinois has found more than 1,000 instances of…
Support for religious freedom up 5 points from 2020, reaching a high of 71
Support for religious freedom grew five points from 2020 to 2025, reaching an all-time cumulative high of 71 points, according…
New bill would force DCFS to disclose details on missing children
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to…
WATCH: Pritzker says Trump’s first year a failure; Raoul discusses prosecuting fraud
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop discusses some of…