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Illinois Quick Hits: Foreign national indicted for Molotov cocktail possession
(The Center Square) – A federal grand jury has indicted a man who was in the United States unlawfully for…
Pritzker gets union endorsement, blasts Bailey
(The Center Square) – The president of the Illinois Education Association applauded Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record on Monday, but other…
Pharma companies seek to block state expansion of discount drug program
(The Center Square) – Multiple drug makers in Illinois are challenging a state law that expands the scope of a…
Illinois Quick Hits: Grubhub settlement payments en route
(The Center Square) – The Federal Trade Commission says it has begun sending 640,038 payments totaling more than $23.8 million…
Locals rally against Chicago quantum park; company commits to no data center
(The Center Square) – Residents on Chicago’s South Side booed their mayor off stage following his answer to questions from…
Illinois Quick Hits: Young silver carp found in Illinois River’s Marseilles Pool
(The Center Square) – Invasive carp sampling crews have removed several hundred small silver carp from the Marseilles Pool of…
Workers’ comp law could raise employer costs
(The Center Square) – A civil justice watchdog says a new Illinois law could reverse the state’s gains in workers’…
Aurora recall referendum effort submits nearly 9,000 signatures
(The Center Square) – An Aurora grassroots group seeking to give city voters the ability to recall the mayor and…
Vantage Chemicals settles 400+ more Lake County EtO lawsuits
(Legal Newsline) — A chemical company with a manufacturing plant in north suburban Gurnee has agreed to pay to settle…
Inspector finds ‘dormant’ $57 million fund
(The Center Square) – Following an advisory by the Chicago inspector general’s office, the city treasurer has asked the city…
Pritzker visits storm damaged community after opponent calls on him to act
(The Center Square) – After spending a day at the State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker made his way back to…
Illinois Quick Hits: Violence prevention group leader arrested
(The Center Square) – The executive director of a Chicago violence prevention group has been charged with sexually assaulting a…