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Microsoft hit with IL biometric class action over Teams call transcriptions
Microsoft has been hit with a class action lawsuit under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, potentially worth many millions or…
Amended Bears megaproject bill could have major impact on property tax payers
(The Center Square) - An Illinois megaproject bill about a new Chicago Bears stadium project passed through a House committee…
Illinois Quick Hits: Police report drop in homicide rates in East St. Louis
(The Center Square) – State officials are crediting the Public Safety Enforcement Group for East St. Louis reporting its lowest…
Convention of States rally pushes for fiscal restraint, limits on federal power
(The Center Square) – A movement to restrain the federal government’s power and jurisdiction is pushing for more momentum in…
Illinois lawmakers push bipartisan energy choice package
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of Illinois lawmakers have introduced energy legislation to protect consumers from costs associated…
Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago suffers credit rating downgrades
(The Center Square) – Two credit agencies have downgraded Chicago’s general obligations bond rating to BBB+. …
Illinois quick hits: Guaranteed income for moms on Medicaid
Guaranteed income for moms on Medicaid …
IL can gag charter school operators over teacher unionization, judge says
Illinois Democratic state lawmakers can constitutionally force charter school operators into silence when Democratic-allied teachers unions attempt to organize their…
Consumer advocates, Illinois lawmakers target ‘unnecessary’ utility costs
(The Center Square) – Energy consumer advocates are urging support for legislation they say will save Illinoisans from paying for…
Large taxpayer costs coming to Indiana or Illinois for new Bears stadium
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in both Indiana and Illinois continue to jockey for position as the Chicago Bears request…
Auditor general nomination approved unanimously in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers will soon have a new watchdog approved unanimously by the state Senate. …
Parents could gain access to school discipline evidence under proposed bill
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require public schools to share all evidence used to…