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Comptroller, state lawmaker call for federal tax credit scholarships
(The Center Square) – As Illinois edges toward a decision with significant implications for families and students, State Rep. Regan…
Illinois lawmakers want to end foreign language requirement in high schools
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker says removing the state’s two-year high school foreign language requirement would give students…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois faces second amendment lawsuit
(The Center Square) – The Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America have filed suit in the Southern District…
Early voting, vote-by-mail numbers trend higher as Illinois primary approaches
(The Center Square) – Early voting numbers are trending up in Illinois before the state’s primary elections Tuesday. …
Pritzker rolls out homebuyer aid; Republicans pitch other solutions
(The Center Square) – Both sides of the aisle in the state legislature have agreed home affordability is an issue…
Lawmaker, physician: Politicians are micromanaging medical education
(The Center Square) – A new proposal, Senate Bill 3325, would allow health care professionals to count menopause education toward…
Illinois Quick Hits: One confirmed dead from Kankakee tornado
(The Center Square) – Kankakee County authorities have confirmed the death of one individual who was inside a storm-damaged home…
Pritzker: ‘God was looking out for people’ in storm-damaged Kankakee County
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says God was looking out for people in Kankakee County this week. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Correctional officer charged with sexual misconduct
(The Center Square) – A correctional officer is charged with six counts of sexual misconduct and one count of official…
Insurer won’t back Gori defense vs asbestos lawsuit fraud claims
The Gori Law Firm, America's most prolific filer of asbestos lawsuits, is facing a lawsuit accusing it of racketeering and…
With teachers union support, committee approves charter school mandates
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker’s union-backed proposal to place new mandates on charter schools in the state is…
Allstate can’t delete class action over alleged secret app tracking
A federal judge won’t fully end a class action accusing Allstate of using modern technology to surreptitiously track clients and…