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Group seeks clarity on local IL governments using tax dollars for polling
(The Center Square) – A taxpayer advocacy group warns local governments could be using tax dollars to promote tax increase…
Illinois congressmen call for accountability after fatal Minneapolis shooting
(The Center Square) – Illinois members of Congress are speaking out following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal…
Judge ends anti-ICE case, jumps into IL Dems’ bid to freeze ICE
After a federal appeals court signaled it would rebuke her decision restraining ICE from using force against those interfering with…
WATCH: Candidate investigates Medicaid spending; Diversity program audit urged
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square's Greg Bishop shares a conversation…
TCS stories about Illinois’ diversity agency prompt call for audit
(The Center Square) – Illinois diversity commissioners are paid tens of thousands more than other state boards but aren't required…
Attorneys review Chicago Teachers Union audits following congressional request
(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union says it has complied with a U.S. House committee’s request to release…
‘They deserve their story’: Bill aims to open foster care files
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are moving to ensure families adopting children from the state’s foster care system receive…
WATCH: FOIA reveals 725% increase in Medicaid for IL children without SSNs
(The Center Square) – A candidate for the Illinois Statehouse worries there could be a dark side to the 725%…
Illinois lawmakers clash over ICE funding as DHS bill advances
(The Center Square) – An Illinois congressman broke with a faction of moderate Democrats recently by voting against a Department…
Illinois Quick Hits: End of tax credit causes another Catholic school to close
Another Archdiocese of Chicago school has cited the end of Illinois’ Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program as a…
Chicago inspector general hopes for urgency to address OT mistakes
(The Center Square) – Chicago’s inspector general says she hopes there is urgency to correct mistakes after the city paid…
Bill would give parents access to expulsion evidence
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require public schools to share all evidence used to…