1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (603+ words) (The Center Square) – Public universities across Illinois are reporting differing 10-day enrollment numbers, with some schools announcing record-breaking data, as other schools have reported modest declines. Incoming freshman classes have also trended upward across multiple schools this year. Across 12 different…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (381+ words) (The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened to jail two deputies who raised security concerns over the judge’s decision to allow contact between a defendant charged with murder…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (270+ words) (The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen pressed casino representativesearlier this week over construction delays, worker layoffs, and threatened pension revenues surrounding the $1.7 billion casino project – the only such casino in the city. Alderman Brendan Reilly criticized the developer's financial standing and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (449+ words) (The Center Square) – Backed by an influx of taxpayer funds, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority board has voted to expand reduced fare programs for students and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program recipients. The NITA board held its first meeting in Chicago…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (295+ words) (The Center Square) – Memorial ceremonies were scheduled across the state on Friday, marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the United States that happened Sept. 11, 2001. A n annual moment of remembrance ceremony was scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (248+ words) (The Center Square) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general filed two lawsuits on Wednesday to challenge new rules they say remove essential protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. The first lawsuit challenges the U.S....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (329+ words) (The Center Square) – A day after launching a new political action committee to support Democratic Party candidates around the country, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Texas Democrats at an event in Dallas on Wednesday. Pritzker spoke just hours before Republicans…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (344+ words) (The Center Square) – Illinois gets low marks on two new reports about worker freedom. The Commonwealth Foundation gave Illinois an F in its evaluation of public sector labor laws. The group’s latest report cited the state’s policies allowing card checks,…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (266+ words) (The Center Square) – The Lake County board has approved an eight-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas. The measure puts any potential data center applications in unincorporated Lake County on hold until May 2027. The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition applauded…...