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23 NEC lawsuits vs baby formula makers tossed from Cook County court - Legal Newsline
23 NEC lawsuits vs baby formula makers tossed from Cook County court
CHICAGO - Nearly two dozen lawsuits lodged by trial lawyers on behalf of out-of-state plaintiffs seeking to use Cook County's famously plaintiff-friendly courts to score potentially big judgments against...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
23 NEC lawsuits vs baby formula makers tossed from Cook County court - Legal Newsline
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor’s policies chase businesses away
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor’s policies chase businesses away
(The Center Square) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says Chicago is chasing job creators away with crippling policies.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor’s policies chase businesses away
IL House Speaker: 'not even close' to school choice legislation
IL House Speaker: 'not even close' to school choice legislation
(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House says he would put school choice legislation up for a vote if 60 Democrats in his chamber supported it.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
IL House Speaker: 'not even close' to school choice legislation
WATCH: Illinois decoupling law recaptures taxes federal code cuts - The Center Square
WATCH: Illinois decoupling law recaptures taxes federal code cuts
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois decoupling from portions of the federal tax code was necessary to keep tax dollars flowing to the state that the federal
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December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
WATCH: Illinois decoupling law recaptures taxes federal code cuts - The Center Square
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor's policies chase businesses away | Illinois
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor’s policies chase businesses away
(The Center Square) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says Chicago is chasing job creators away with crippling policies.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
IL comptroller: Chicago mayor's policies chase businesses away | Illinois
Illinois quick hits: Republicans oppose Madigan pardon request - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Republicans oppose Madigan pardon request
Republicans oppose Madigan pardon request
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December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Illinois quick hits: Republicans oppose Madigan pardon request - The Center Square
WATCH: Amid continued enforcement, Pritzker tells ICE protesters: 'Do as you have' | Illinois
WATCH: Amid continued enforcement, Pritzker tells ICE protesters: ‘Do as you have’
(The Center Square) – Immigration enforcement continues in Illinois as Gov. J.B. Pritzker again encouraged protesters to “do as you have.”
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December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WATCH: Amid continued enforcement, Pritzker tells ICE protesters: 'Do as you have' | Illinois
WATCH: Higher tolls and taxes for transit; Manufacturers urge energy veto; DCFS interns | Illinois
WATCH: Higher tolls and taxes for transit; Manufacturers urge energy veto; DCFS interns
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the enactment of a bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ushers in
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December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
WATCH: Higher tolls and taxes for transit; Manufacturers urge energy veto; DCFS interns | Illinois
Illinois Republicans tell President Trump to reject Michael Madigan pardon request
Illinois Republicans tell President Trump to reject Michael Madigan pardon request
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, Mary Miller and Mike Bost, staunch Trump allies, penned the request on Tuesday.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Illinois Republicans tell President Trump to reject Michael Madigan pardon request
Former FBI Agent Blasts Handling of Brown University Shooting and Questions Withheld Details
Former FBI Agent Blasts Handling of Brown University Shooting and Questions Withheld Details - Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft
Thomas Baker, retired FBI special agent, on the Brown University shooter manhunt and the legal controversy surrounding Mar-a-Lago
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December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Former FBI Agent Blasts Handling of Brown University Shooting and Questions Withheld Details
Matt Forte Calls for Accountability and Heart Change in Chicago’s Fight Against Violence
Matt Forte Calls for Accountability and Heart Change in Chicago’s Fight Against Violence - Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft
Chicago Bears great Matt Forte on faith, purpose, and the lessons behind his new book Stay in the Game: Making the Most of Every Season.
morninganswerchicago.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Matt Forte Calls for Accountability and Heart Change in Chicago’s Fight Against Violence
Food For the Poor Campaign Passes 60 Percent Mark as Chicago Businesses and Listeners Rally Before Christmas
Food For the Poor Campaign Passes 60 Percent Mark as Chicago Businesses and Listeners Rally Before Christmas - Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft
Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor reminds us that with just one week until Christmas, some of the most meaningful gifts are the ones that change a life — providing food, safe water, and hope to children...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Food For the Poor Campaign Passes 60 Percent Mark as Chicago Businesses and Listeners Rally Before Christmas
Skills Gap, Education Failures, and the Challenge of Reindustrializing America
Skills Gap, Education Failures, and the Challenge of Reindustrializing America - Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft
Stephen Moore: ignore the distorted unemployment number — skilled workers are still in demand, and good-paying jobs are out there
morninganswerchicago.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Skills Gap, Education Failures, and the Challenge of Reindustrializing America
Daily Show Notes: Wednesday 12/17/25
Daily Show Notes: Wednesday 12/17/25 - Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft
Brown U presser update JD Vance responds to Susie Wiles calling him “conspiracy theorist” in Vanity Fair profile FBI didn’t believe it had probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid Robert Gomez, Beat...
morninganswerchicago.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Daily Show Notes: Wednesday 12/17/25
Illinois quick hits: Citadel relocating; immigration enforcement continues
Illinois quick hits: Citadel relocating; immigration enforcement continues
Citadel relocating
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December 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Illinois quick hits: Citadel relocating; immigration enforcement continues
Illinois tops nation for public sector union political spending - The Center Square
Illinois tops nation for public sector union political spending
(The Center Square) – Commonwealth Foundation Labor and Policy Senior Director David Osborne says Chicago’s growing reputation as the place where public sector unions flex plenty of political muscle...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Illinois tops nation for public sector union political spending - The Center Square
WATCH: Manufacturers group urges Pritzker to veto Illinois energy legislation
WATCH: Manufacturers group urges Pritzker to veto Illinois energy legislation
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto an energy bill now on the governor’s desk.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
WATCH: Manufacturers group urges Pritzker to veto Illinois energy legislation
Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit bill raising taxes and tolls | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit bill raising taxes and tolls
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed $1.5 billion public transit-funding legislation, but Illinois consumers are expected to pay the price with higher taxes and tolls.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit bill raising taxes and tolls | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
Dabrowski Campaign Starts with Illegal Robocalls — Repeating Rauner’s $1 Million Mistake
Dabrowski Campaign Starts with Illegal Robocalls — Repeating Rauner’s $1 Million Mistake
Dabrowski Campaign Starts with Illegal Robocalls — Repeating Rauner’s $1 Million Mistake - Illinois Review
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December 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dabrowski Campaign Starts with Illegal Robocalls — Repeating Rauner’s $1 Million Mistake
Lawsuit: City Hall rigged Riverwalk concession review for black-owned restaurant
Lawsuit: City Hall rigged Riverwalk concession review for black-owned restaurant
CHICAGO - The Hispanic owner of the popular Beat Kitchen restaurant, who was booted by City Hall out of his spot on Chicago's busy Riverwalk, says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson,
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December 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lawsuit: City Hall rigged Riverwalk concession review for black-owned restaurant
Pritzker ‘invites’ CBP’s Bovino to testify at Illinois Accountability Commission hearing while he’s in town this week
Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Pritzker ‘invites’ CBP’s Bovino to testify at Illinois Accountability Commission hearing while he’s in town this week
Standing on a street corner in Little Village with a gun held to his chest, surrounded by residents blowing whistles, Gregory Bovino ignored a man who asked him for a “rational conversation.”
capitolfax.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pritzker ‘invites’ CBP’s Bovino to testify at Illinois Accountability Commission hearing while he’s in town this week
Illinois quick hits: Fugitives rounded up; gas remains above $3 a gallon - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Fugitives rounded up; gas remains above $3 a gallon
Fugitives rounded up
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December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Illinois quick hits: Fugitives rounded up; gas remains above $3 a gallon - The Center Square
WATCH: Illinois taxpayers to spend $700 million to address homelessness statewide
WATCH: Illinois taxpayers to spend $700 million to address homelessness statewide
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is spending about $700 million in taxpayer funds to address homelessness.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
WATCH: Illinois taxpayers to spend $700 million to address homelessness statewide
Illinois House Minority Leader talks Family Farm Preservation Act--Dec. 16 - FarmWeekNow
Illinois House Minority Leader talks Family Farm Preservation Act--Dec. 16
Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie says estate tax reform is picking up momentum in Springfield. She says she’ll continue to push for the Family Farm Preservation Act. cut :51
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December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Illinois House Minority Leader talks Family Farm Preservation Act--Dec. 16 - FarmWeekNow
Op-Ed: Cook County is a Judicial Hellhole; Illinois families paythe price
Op-Ed: Cook County is a Judicial Hellhole; Illinois families paythe price
For more than a century, my family has run a manufacturing company in Illinois. Atlas Tool Works has weathered recessions, global competition, supply chain shocks, and every kind of business
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December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Op-Ed: Cook County is a Judicial Hellhole; Illinois families paythe price