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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The federal government has released proposed rules to implement the education freedom tax credit, months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wanted to see rules for the program.
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(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s revelation that prescription weight loss medication made him healthier is raising questions about access and affordability.
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(The Center Square) – Caterpillar Inc. has announced plans to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity and build a new facility in Sanford.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A new measure requiring larger support from the Chicago City Council to pass measures related to the city taking on debt or issuing bonds passed the city council in what supporters say is an effort to bring financial responsibility to the city.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – After the Department of Justice announced charges against 10 foreign nationals for unlawful voting and registration offenses in Minnesota, an Illinois state senator said it’s hard to know about election integrity issues in the Land of Lincoln.
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(The Center Square) – Several Chicago high school football games may not be played this weekend because Chicago Public Schools have not paid the officials for weeks.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – With five weeks remaining until election day, spending has ramped up in races across Illinois on both sides of the aisle.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A Chicago-area utility company wants a hike for ratepayers that hinges on approval by the state, but local officials and state lawmakers say it's a move intended to increase profits at the expense of ratepayers.
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(The Center Square) – Two people were hospitalized in stable condition after a small plane crashed at a Bolingbrook park on Tuesday evening.
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(The Center Square) – In an opening move toward budget negotiations in Chicago, a coalition of aldermen have sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson calling on him to exclude multiple potential measures that could directly raise taxes in the city.
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