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Illinois quick hits: Bailey to stay in governor's race - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Bailey to stay in governor's race
Bailey to stay in governor's race
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Illinois quick hits: Bailey to stay in governor's race - The Center Square
IL comptroller candidates focus on transparency, timely reporting | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
IL comptroller candidates focus on transparency, timely reporting
(The Center Square) – Transparency is a key talking point for Illinois comptroller candidates.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
IL comptroller candidates focus on transparency, timely reporting | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
Illinois quick hits: Illinois U.S. senators split on shutdown vote - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Illinois U.S. senators split on shutdown vote
Illinois U.S. senators split on shutdown vote
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Illinois quick hits: Illinois U.S. senators split on shutdown vote - The Center Square
IDPH reports outbreak of illness from consuming raw milk
IDPH reports outbreak of illness from consuming raw milk | Health News Illinois
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November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
IDPH reports outbreak of illness from consuming raw milk
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
Article Summary Illinois’ Dick Durbin was one of eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support a plan on Sunday
capitolnewsillinois.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
HFS breaks down $1 billion request for slice of federal rural healthcare transformation funds
HFS breaks down $1 billion request for slice of federal rural healthcare transformation funds | Health News Illinois
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
HFS breaks down $1 billion request for slice of federal rural healthcare transformation funds
OSF OnCall to host 2025 Digital Health Symposium November 12
OSF OnCall to host 2025 Digital Health Symposium November 12 | Health News Illinois
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
OSF OnCall to host 2025 Digital Health Symposium November 12
Durbin, Duckworth split on deal to end government shutdown
Durbin, Duckworth split on deal to end government shutdown | Health News Illinois
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November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Durbin, Duckworth split on deal to end government shutdown
States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into K-12 schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitism since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels | Illinois
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels
(The Center Square) – With Chicago’s downtown office vacancy rate now at a record-high 28%, Illinois Policy Institute researcher LyLena Estabine says city policymakers have become their own worse...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels | Illinois
Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL | Illinois
Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL
(THE CENTer Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging states like Illinois to redraw congressional maps, but voting rights group CHANGE Illinois warns that such pressure risks undermining transparency
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November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL | Illinois
Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects
Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit package, including long-delayed Moline-to-Chicago rail, hailed by Democrats as a ‘big win’ for the Quad Cities but criticized...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects
Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor's 'punishing' head tax proposal | Illinois
Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor’s 'punishing' head tax proposal
(THE CENTer SQUAre) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants corporations to pay more in taxes, but with some city council members opposed, one alderman says the mayor could
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November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor's 'punishing' head tax proposal | Illinois
Report: IL public schools show low academic proficiency, higher taxpayer funding | Illinois
Report: IL public schools show low academic proficiency, higher taxpayer funding
(The CEnter Square) – The latest education statistics indicate stagnant proficiency for public school students in Illinois, despite dramatic increases in taxpayer funding.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Report: IL public schools show low academic proficiency, higher taxpayer funding | Illinois
Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says ...
Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says mayor's proposal would hinder employment;
State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations
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November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says ...
Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike
Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike
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November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike - The Center Square
Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago | Illinois
Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
(The Center Square) – Chicago is back in the mind of President Donald Trump, but this time the commander-in-chief’s focus is on delays and cost overruns at the Obama Presidential
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November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago | Illinois
Get Covered Illinois launches campaign to support ACA enrollment
Get Covered Illinois launches campaign to support ACA enrollment | Health News Illinois
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Get Covered Illinois launches campaign to support ACA enrollment
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science president to retire
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science president to retire | Health News Illinois
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November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science president to retire
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and Centene Foundation Give $300,000 to Food Pantries to Help Tackle Food Insecurity in Illinois
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and Centene Foundation Give $300,000 to Food Pantries to Help Tackle Food Insecurity in Illinois | Health News Illinois
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November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and Centene Foundation Give $300,000 to Food Pantries to Help Tackle Food Insecurity in Illinois
Restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
Restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
Article Summary A federal judge has indefinitely extended restrictions on immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons like tear gas
capitolnewsillinois.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
Chicago mayor: IL legislature has 'more work to do' on tax increases - The Center Square
Chicago mayor: IL legislature has 'more work to do' on tax increases
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to see more tax increases from the Illinois General Assembly, but a Republican state representative says the city has failed to
www.thecentersquare.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Chicago mayor: IL legislature has 'more work to do' on tax increases - The Center Square
Chicago pension, debt services costs among highest in country | Illinois - The Center Square
Chicago pension, debt services costs among highest in country
(The Center Square) – Chicago’s budget has grown by nearly 40% since 2019 with the biggest increased expenditure going toward pensions and debt already incurred.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Chicago pension, debt services costs among highest in country | Illinois - The Center Square
WATCH: DCFS still looking for missing children numbers; Pritzker on elections results | Illinois
WATCH: DCFS still looking for missing children numbers; Pritzker on elections results
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop continues his coverage about how many youth in care the Department of
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November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
WATCH: DCFS still looking for missing children numbers; Pritzker on elections results | Illinois
Illinois quick hits: Notices of affected flights; injunction issued over ICE force
Illinois quick hits: Notices of affected flights; injunction issued over ICE force
Notices of affected flights
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November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Illinois quick hits: Notices of affected flights; injunction issued over ICE force