New quantum tenant gets $1.8 million in tax credits
(The Center Square) – Another quantum technology company is coming to Illinois, and tax credits are part of the deal. …
Pritzker says felon was unlucky to land in his back yard
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says electronic monitoring of a suspect on pretrial release did not work in…
Chicago council approves ballot question to recoup costs from ICE operations
(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council considered multiple ballot referendums during its regular meeting Wednesday morning, including some…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lake Land College Board of Trustees for May 11, 2026
Lake Land College Board of Trustees Meeting | May 11, 2026 The Lake Land College Board of Trustees covered a…
Vance says Milwaukee mayor protesting ‘too much’ over election probe
Vice President JD Vance isn’t buying the outrage from Milwaukee’s mayor over the Trump Administration’s investigation into the 2020 election…
Illinois Quick Hits: $63M construction research center completed
(The Center Square) – State officials have marked the completion of the $63 million Materials Testing and Research Center at…
Illinois attorney general has paid private attorneys $2 million in recent years
(The Center Square) – Illinois' top state attorney has paid more than $2 million in the past three years to…
Platner drops campaign for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat
Graham Platner, the controversial Democratic nominee for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, dropped out of the race Wednesday amid intense scrutiny…
Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West
Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning just between Utah and…
Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion
Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion. …
Toyota set to construct $3.6 billion expansion in San Antonio
Toyota announced that it will invest in a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio manufacturing campus, creating 2,000 new…
Republicans silent, Democrats irate at Iran ceasefire collapse
With military hostilities between the U.S. and Iran resuming only weeks after the nations signed a peace deal, Democrats in…