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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The former president of the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education is charged with three counts of fraud in an alleged kickback scheme.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to close four downstate work camps, which provide low-level offenders a chance to work within the surrounding community and be reintegrated into society in a controlled manner.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Along with new taxes and tax increases, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.6 billion budget proposal for 2027 includes five-figure raises for dozens of city department heads and assistants.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s reactivated campaign committee is raising questions about the political influence former lawmakers retain after leaving office, particularly as lobbyists continue contributing to elected officials they may seek to influence.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Illinois saw 1.16 million early ballots cast as of Wednesday, roughly on par with the previous midterm election’s early vote turnout.
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(The Center Square) – Representation and taxation are behind a ballot referendum in 12 Illinois counties to consider breaking off from Cook County and forming a new state.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Fuel prices dipped overnight in Illinois after AAA reported increases earlier this week. T
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Reporting from Just the News
Increasing energy output, in all its forms, has been a central theme of Donald Trump’s presidency. His second term might bring about the biggest leaps in production and efficiency yet.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Coalition Against Antisemitism at Northwestern University has called on multiple levels of government to investigate the disruption of a play called “OCTOBER 7” at Cahn Auditorium on the school’s Evanston campus.
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(The Center Square) – An ethics investigation into Illinois’ Department of Child and Family Services recently revealed nearly six years of regular overpayments to some employees, totaling $1.4 million.
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