College funding bill draws dissent from big Illinois universities
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers questioned Illinois university leaders about a contentious bill that adjusts how new money is allocated…
Illinois quick hits: Chicago announces $300 million housing spend; Rockford men faces cocaine trafficking charges; State to honor troopers killed in the ling of duty
Chicago announces $300 million housing spend …
Pentagon commits to tripling Patriot missile production at $4 million per
Boeing is partnering with the Department of War to triple its production of seekers for Patriot missiles, according to a…
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday scrutinized President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, raising skeptical questions in a…
Advocates urge stable tariff policy, protections against China
Advocates sparred Wednesday over the Trump administration’s trade and national security policy, particularly with concerns over China. …
Illinois senators scrutinize diversity commission’s high salaries, poor performance
(The Center Square) -- An Illinois state senator, responding to an investigation by The Center Square, suggested Wednesday that the…
Trump demands second ‘big beautiful bill’ on his desk by June 1
Seven weeks into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, President Donald Trump is working with Republican congressional leaders to craft…
ALEC: State regulations drive up electricity prices
Electricity prices and other measures of consumer energy affordability are highest in states with the most extensive policy mandates, compliance…
Chicago mayor announces homelessness plan with unclear funding sources
(The Center Square) – Chicago officials unveiled a plan they say would effectively end homelessness in the city, even as…
Minnesota wins legal fight over tuition benefits for illegal immigrants
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s policy of offering in-state tuition and certain…
Illini Final Four trip expected to benefit University of Illinois, state of Indiana
(The Center Square) – A University of Illinois professor says the economic benefit of the school’s mens basketball team reaching…
Trump makes history at Supreme Court amid landmark birthright citizenship challenge
President Donald Trump made history Wednesday by attending oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over his executive order seeking…