Fuel prices top end of summer average ahead of Labor Day
(The Center Square) – Ahead of the Labor Day weekend, fuel prices are again on the rise this week, with…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker on Trump visit: ‘We are ready for this fight’
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump is not wanted or needed in Illinois. Pritzker’s campaign…
Education leaders react to $17B Meta settlement
(The Center Square) – Education leaders and lawmakers are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general…
Developmental center layoffs spur calls to investigate abuse of disabled
(The Center Square) – Illinois is laying off half of its more than 500 workers at a mental health and…
Illinois Quick Hits: Champaign business owner charged with COVID relief fraud
(The Center Square) – A Mahomet man has been charged with fraud and failing to pay employment taxes to the…
Feds close trucking schools in alleged fraud crackdown
(The Center Square) – Trump administration officials say they have ordered the emergency removal of 110 commercial driver’s license schools…
Teachers union wants $768M Meta settlement used for education funding
(The Center Square) – Social media giant Meta agreed to a deal with 47 states to settle a joint lawsuit…
Illinois Quick Hits: $26.2M multimodal station opens in Carbondale
(The Center Square) – A new regional transportation hub is now open in Carbondale. The Southern Illinois Multimodal Station was…
U.S. Senate race in Iowa focuses on affordability, tax policy
In Iowa, the candidates vying for an open U.S. Senate seat said affordability and taxation are key to their campaigns,…
Trade analyst: Tariffs cost Americans $200 billion a year, add $147 to school supplies
Tariffs will cost Americans about $200 billion per year, according to the National Taxpayers Union, and school supplies aren’t exempt…
Poll: Majority says student loans are too risky
A majority of American voters agree that student loan debt is too risky, with many graduates struggling to find good-paying…
Study: Many LA jail deaths happen months after arrest, including overdoses
Many inmates who die in Los Angeles County jails have been behind bars for weeks or months before their deaths,…