2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (184+ words) (The Center Square) " The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state of Illinois" appeal for a major disaster declaration following severe storms and flooding that affected Boone, Cook, Kane, McHenry and Will counties in August. In a letter dated…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (229+ words) New Illinois Supreme Court justice installed The newest member of the Illinois Supreme Court has been installed. Former appellate court justice Sanjay T. Tailor was sworn in by Chief Justice P. Scott Neville at a ceremony in Chicago on Friday. Tailor joined…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois American Water has filed a request with the Illinois Commerce Commission to raise customer rates in January 2027. The company says the typical residential water customer would see an increase of about $14 per month, and the typical…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) (The Center Square) " The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved a 4.5% spending increase in its budget for fiscal year 2027. The increase of $121.5 million includes an additional $50 million for the Monetary Award Program, bringing the total MAP appropriation to $771.6 million....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (604+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois' initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions of dollars the state has spent. This month, the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (193+ words) Citadel is reportedly shrinking its Chicago footprint three years after company owner Ken Griffin left the city for Florida. Crain's Chicago Business reports the financial firm is moving its remaining Chicago operations from the former Citadel Center tower downtown to…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) Former police chief convicted of bribery" A federal jury has convicted a former Summit, Illinois police chief of bribery offenses for corruptly accepting money from a local businessman to facilitate the transfer of a liquor license. Prosecutors say John Kosmowski,…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he and his administration will do everything in their power to avoid a city government shutdown as they continue to push a corporate head tax opposed by city council members. The mayor said Monday he…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) (The Center Square) "In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares reaction from Illinois state Rep. Amy Elik, R-Alton, about the announcement that U.S. Steel is restarting a blast furnace in Granite City. A…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) Another attack on CTA passenger Illinois House Republicans say the SAFE-T Act continues to fail Illinois residents after a suspect with dozens of arrests was accused of punching a man and knocking him to the Chicago Transit Authority train tracks....