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Illinois quick hits: Southwest to lay off 107 as O’Hare service ends
Southwest to lay off 107 as O'Hare service ends …
State House passes 133 bills, many potential impacts for Illinoisans
(The Center Square) – The Illinois House of Representatives passed a total of 133 bills last week, sending them to…
Ex-Blago attorney: Quid pro quo is key to Madigan appeal
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Thursday as judges consider former Illinois House Speaker Michael…
Illinois Quick Hits: House GOP says no Bears deal without property tax reform
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans say they will not support any Chicago Bears stadium deal or megaprojects legislation…
Answers wanted to ‘pathetic’ state procurement issues
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers say Illinois-based businesses are getting work in other states but struggling to get business in…
Illinois House pushes through bill restricting ICE detention centers in state
(The Center Square) – After heavy debate and Republican opposition, the Illinois House passed a bill that would all but…
Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-nonprofit exec sentenced for state, federal grant fraud
(The Center Square) – A former Chicago-area nonprofit executive has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for misappropriating…
Lawmaker calls for department reform supporting Illinois families with disabled children
(The Center Square) – A Republican state representative in Illinois is continuing his push for simpler and less burdensome paths…
Lawyers’ ‘misleading statements’ hang cloud over college finaid class action
A federal judge won’t stop a class action alleging some of the country’s top higher education institutions colluded when awarding…
Lawmakers hear debate over data centers including revenue, headaches
(The Center Square) – With more than 100 new data center projects moving forward across Illinois in recent years, and…
Illinois quick hits: Madigan corruption appeal to begin Thursday; Attorney General asks lawmakers for additional $15 million;
Madigan corruption appeal to begin Thursday …
Lawmaker pushes sales tax pause on gas as questions cloud ‘fragile’ ceasefire
(The Center Square) – With the average Illinois gas price about $1.40 per gallon higher on Wednesday than it was…