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EXCLUSIVE: The Oversight Project calls for investigation into Fusus, Oak Brook contract
(The Center Square) – The Oak Brook police chief welcomes an investigation into how the village obtained a multi-million taxpayer…
Debate grows over bill on gender, abortion care access in child placement
(The Center Square) – A proposed law could allow child services to consider a child’s gender identity and access to…
Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; Seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too
A mother from Chicago's far northwest suburbs has lodged a lawsuit against her child's public school district, accusing Community Unit…
IL biometric privacy suits say tech companies used broadcasters’ work to train AI
CHICAGO — Some of America's biggest tech companies have been hit with class action lawsuits under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy…
Illinois Quick Hits: Report shows 8% of Cook County offenders on electronic monitoring AWOL
(The Center Square) – A report from a Cook County judge revealed that 8% of people participating in the electronic…
GOP congressional candidate calls single-stream recycling a ‘sham’
(The Center Square) – Republican congressional candidate Angel Oakley says much of the material Americans place in recycling bins ultimately…
Illinois Quick Hits: Madigan: ‘Accept the federal scholarship tax credit’
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan – from federal prison over corruption charges – penned an…
Springfield strains for balanced budget; Illinois revenue forecast shifts down
(The Center Square) – Illinois is projected to see less tax income than state agencies previously expected due to a…
Illinois Quick Hits: University of Chicago to offer free tuition
(The Center Square) – University of Chicago, a private university, will begin to offer free tuition to families with an…
Illinois Republicans blame taxes, lawsuits after Morton Salt exits Chicago
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are warning that the departure of iconic salt producer Morton Salt from Chicago is…
Data center regulations weighed; some worry over jobs, energy, taxes
(The Center Square) – Major bills in both the state Senate and House may heavily regulate data centers in the…
Solutions differ for Chicago Public Schools’ potential $1B deficit
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says the city’s public schools could face a $1 billion budget deficit…