Study shows certain Illinois hospitals provide below average levels of charity care
- July 26, 2024 4:57 pm|
Illinois quick hits: Drug bust in Watseka; WIU layoffs; lead pipe replacement funds
- July 26, 2024 4:07 pm|
Illinois State Police sued for giving accused Highland Park mass shooter FOID card
- July 26, 2024 2:44 pm|
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
- July 26, 2024 12:38 pm|
Illinois mandates utilities report residents’ water usage to wastewater agencies
- July 26, 2024 12:29 pm|
Illinois quick hits: More layoffs announced; suspects sentenced for stealing mail
- July 26, 2024 10:33 am|
Public forums being held on two Illinois water utilities’ proposed rate hikes
- July 25, 2024 3:58 pm|
State, county, city announce ‘leap of faith’ quantum computing facility in Chicago
- July 25, 2024 3:46 pm|
Pritzker works to clarify whether he’s being vetted for Harris running mate
- July 25, 2024 3:41 pm|
Illinois quick hits: Congress members file MINES Act; conservation police applications sought
- July 25, 2024 3:26 pm|
Study shows certain Illinois hospitals provide below average levels of charity care
(The Center Square) – A new study shows that 340B hospitals in Illinois and around the country are abusing a federal drug pricing program. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to help struggling, uninsured
Illinois quick hits: Drug bust in Watseka; WIU layoffs; lead pipe replacement funds
Drug bust in Watseka A Watseka woman is facing numerous charges after a large-scale drug bust in the tiny eastern Illinois town. The Watseka Enforcement Team conducted an undercover narcotics purchase that led to a search warrant.
Illinois State Police sued for giving accused Highland Park mass shooter FOID card
(The Center Square) – While Illinois State Police face litigation in the Court of Claims over the accused Highland Park shooter applying for and receiving a Firearm Owners ID card before the 2022 mass shooting, the agency’s
Freedom Alliance leader addresses issues with energy sources
(The Center Square) – Concerns are being raised as solar energy facilities displace Midwestern farmland. The Institute for Energy Research reports that the target for solar operations is increasingly in the Midwest, where government subsidies allow solar
Illinois mandates utilities report residents’ water usage to wastewater agencies
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has concerns about a new law possibly allowing wastewater agencies to charge consumers more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5459 into law earlier this month. The law mandates
Illinois quick hits: More layoffs announced; suspects sentenced for stealing mail
More layoffs announced Manufacturers Caterpillar and John Deere are laying off workers. Moline-based John Deere laid off 170 employees this week, following hundreds more layoffs in the Quad Cities area the past few months. Caterpillar officials confirmed
Public forums being held on two Illinois water utilities’ proposed rate hikes
(The Center Square) – Public forums are being held around Illinois regarding rate hike requests from two water utilities. The Illinois Commerce Commission took input from the public on American Water’s proposed $152 million rate hike request
State, county, city announce ‘leap of faith’ quantum computing facility in Chicago
(The Center Square) – The State of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago have announced that the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park will be built on former U.S. Steel property on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
Pritzker works to clarify whether he’s being vetted for Harris running mate
(The Center Square) – Questions persist around whether Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is or is not being vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate for Kamala Harris. President Joe Biden announced Sunday he was not seeking reelection.
Illinois quick hits: Congress members file MINES Act; conservation police applications sought
Congressmembers file MINES Act A bipartisan proposal has been brought forth by some Illinois members of Congress to unveil the federal government’s efforts toward preventing coal mine collapses. The Monitoring, Investigating, Navigating and Explaining Subsidence Act was