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(The Center Square) – State lawmakers sought input Wednesday from multiple panels of experts to learn about the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats as cyber threats and crime have surged across the country.
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(The Center Square) – DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy says her administration has not raised taxes, but Republican candidate Gary Grasso says that’s not true.
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(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker is calling for an audit of state tax dollars being sent to Chicago Public Schools for athletics after officials, coaches and some staff went without pay for multiple weeks last month.
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(The Center Square) – By one vote, the Chicago City Council failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would have required a three-fifths vote instead of a simple majority to approve new city borrowing.
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(The Center Square) – The architect of megaprojects legislation in the Illinois House says the Chicago Bears can pick what they want in new stadium legislation, but taxpayer protection has to be at the center of the conversation.
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(The Center Square) – Two former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 vendors pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges on Tuesday. Antonio Ross, 49, and Alfonzo Lewis, 49, of Chicago admitted their roles in a kickback scheme orchestrated by the district’s former superintendent, Devon Horton, 49, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to wire fraud, embezzlement and tax charges.
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(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey sat beside each other Tuesday night for a wide-ranging forum on policy proposals, including some that would impact taxpayers.
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(The Center Square) – A proposal being weighed in the Illinois House would allow Chicago to create its own city charter, which the lawmaker behind it said could simplify many of the complexities that have led to fiscal and other governmental issues in the city.
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(The Center Square) – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke says a permanent legislative solution is needed to close gaps in the county’s electronic monitoring system.
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(The Center Square) – Improper food subsidy payments may cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, but a risk solutions analyst says the state’s high Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program error rate can be fixed.
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