JTN LOCAL
Your news. Closer to home.
Reporting from the states.
A place for the public facts.
The state desk
The latest from Illinois
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Chicago City Council members are grilling department heads over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.6 billion budget for 2027, setting up what could be a contentious road to the Dec. 31 deadline.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(Legal Newsline) — A federal judge is allowing a gay man who was fired from his position of music and theater director at Marquette High School to continue suing the Catholic school for allegedly discriminating against him by allegedly allowing him to be subjected to anti-gay harassment, slurs and other alleged mistreatment at the school, allegedly leading to his termination.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – After Illinois changed student assessment performance levels last year, the state board of education says student proficiency increased in all three tested subjects.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Illinois announced new funding across multiple programs to make housing more affordable just days ahead of the election, while the funds were approved by the governor as far back as June
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A policy researcher says bond referendums without stated property tax increases may still impact taxpayers.
Continue reading →Reporting from Just the News
Records show the pope voted in the Illinois 2012, 2014 and 2016 Republican primaries, as well as in the 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024 general elections.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke says her office is defending the county’s policy to ban county workers from sharing information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about an individual’s incarcerated status or release date.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has reiterated his opposition to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to impose a monthly head tax on employers.
Continue reading →
Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – New amicus briefs are in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case challenging gun and magazine bans in Illinois and Connecticut.
Continue reading →