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Choate to stay open after lawsuit, new bills filed
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state representative says the attempted closure of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center shows…
Importer sues over $40M in cheese duties under 1930 tariff law
A family-run food importer says new tariffs on Canadian cheese will cost it an estimated $40 million a year on…
New fraud whistleblower program pays up to $30,000 per qualifying tip
The Trump administration is starting a new $25 million program that will pay Americans who discover and report instances of…
Report: $16M not enough to address federal office vacancies
Federal agencies have spent $16 million since January 2025 to assess how office buildings are being used across the government,…
Pritzker celebrates high-achieving schools as funding gap grows
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated the "best of the best" in Illinois education Tuesday, awarding 24 schools…
Illinois Quick Hits: Union County state’s attorney says Choate will stay open
(The Center Square) – Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Tripp has announced that the Illinois Department of Human Services formally…
What the U.S. Senate’s permitting bill means for data center development
Although Congress failed to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, another bipartisan bill the U.S. Senate intends to take up would…
‘Ring Boys’ case moving forward
Clients in the case commonly known as the "Ring Boys" are able to move forward following a federal judge’s rejection…
Pritzker: Unethical pols should “self select” out of office
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says unethical public officials should self select themselves out of office if they…
Minnesota’s financial condition worsens despite $13.9B surplus
Minnesota ranked 15th nationally in Truth in Accounting’s 2026 “Financial State of the States” report. …
Downstate legislative races may be close
(The Center Square) – With tight races for the Illinois General Assembly taking place across the state, some downstate races…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to weigh Maine’s 72-hour waiting period
Maine's three-day "cooling off" period for firearm purchases remains in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a…