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GOP hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum

January 19, 2026

(The Center Square) – All four Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidates have no shortage of criticism for current Gov. J.B. Pritzker. …

January 19, 2026

(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker slammed the state agency as “incompetent” after the Department of Human Services revealed…

January 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to automate the state’s record-sealing process for individuals with certain…

January 16, 2026

A federal judge in Chicago has refused to end an antitrust class action complaint accusing elite universities of colluding in…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – All four Republican gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to participate in a forum in East Dundee on…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop talks live with…

January 16, 2026

(The Center Square) – A newly introduced bill that would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in…

January 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – A grassroots Chicago group is calling for a forensic audit of the city’s entire public school…

January 10, 2026

(The Center Square) – A former Illinois attorney general candidate says the state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit, while based…

January 9, 2026

(The Center Square) – The Republican primary election for who will take on Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November is set. …

January 9, 2026

State sues over frozen funds …

January 9, 2026

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the…