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Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-sheriff employee ordered to repay $35,000
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (34+ words) A judge has ordered a former Cook County Sheriff's office employee to pay more than $35,000 in restitution for forgery to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Illinois Quick Hits: Group files FOIA lawsuit vs. Pritzker
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (19+ words) (The Center Square) " Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker....
Illinois Quick Hits: Violent Crime down, arrest rates up in Chicago
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (33+ words) New research from the Illinois Policy Institute shows that violent crime declined in nearly 90% of Chicago's neighborhoods last year. The report also shows that 71% of the city's communities reported ......
Parents sound alarm over Illinois high school voter registration bill
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (29+ words) A proposal backed by Illinois Democrats to expand voter registration opportunities for high school students is raising concerns among some parents and education advocates, who argue the measure could ......
Illinois Quick Hits: Judge rules Cook County misspent $243M
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (32+ words) A circuit court judge has ruled that Cook County spent $243 million in violation of the Illinois constitution. According to Criminal Watch, Judge Alison Conlon ruled that the county's use of ......
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois gains population for third straight year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (31+ words) (The Center Square) " According to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois" population has risen for the third straight year. Data released on Tuesday showed Illinois with an estimated ......
Proposed Illinois bill would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp criticism
1+ week, 6+ day ago (31+ words) A proposed Illinois bill, the "Let the People Lift the Ban Act," SB2884, would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp debate between tenant advocates and landlords over its potential ......
Illinois Quick Hits: Higher ed board pushes for more spending
1+ week, 6+ day ago (20+ words) The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved a 4. 5% spending increase in its budget for fiscal year 2027....
Illinois Quick Hits: HHS: IL abortion referral rule violates federal law
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (32+ words) (The Center Square) " The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has notified Illinois officials that the state is violating federal law by requiring pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers to ......
Critics slam Illinois’ $36M park grants as political, wasteful
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (29+ words) The Pritzker administration's recent announcement of $36 million in state grants for local park projects is drawing criticism from taxpayer advocates who say the program is politically selective, ......