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WATCH: Frustration mounts with Dept. of Corrections ‘unseriousness,’ ‘timeliness problem’
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections has begun scanning prison inmates’ mail, but lawmakers are not happy…
Illinois audit commission members worried about ‘ghost’ health care networks
(The Center Square) – Concerns about ghost medical insurance networks and zombie state boards and commissions were raised during a…
Cook County officials warn property tax reform could hurt homeowners
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types…
Illinois quick hits: Poll finds mixed reviews for Trump; posthumous medal for Kirk; transit fare increase proposed
Poll finds mixed reviews for Trump …
WATCH: Trump: Pritzker should ‘beg;’ Veto Session begins as Madigan reports to prison
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares comments…
WATCH: Trump: Pritzker should beg for help with public safety in Chicago
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want to use the Insurrection Act to help with public…
Illinois quick hits: WARN report layoffs total 1,689; Powerball winners in Rochelle and Colona
WARN report layoffs total 1,689 …
No ethics reform in sight as ex-speaker’s scheduled prison term begins
(The Center Square) – As his predecessor’s scheduled 7.5-year prison term for public corruption begins, the speaker of the Illinois…
Illinois House Speaker: ‘Mr. Trump, tear down this fence!’
(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House has compared a fence outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Energy cost concerns loom as legislators look at policy changes
(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators are set to begin the fall veto session Tuesday with some worried electric rate…
PJM exit: A price solution or power move?
(The Center Square) – Surging electricity demand, an aging grid, and generation sources retiring faster than new ones can be…
Broadview, Illinois reduces ICE protest zone after ‘chaos,’ 15 arrests
(The Center Square) – The village of Broadview, Illinois is reducing the area where protesters can stage near the Immigration…