Illinois quick hits: State unemployment rate climbs
Gun ban judge: What if Black victims of historic race riots had such weapons
Analyst says the Fed rate cut will gradually benefit Illinois finances
Chicago mayor says migrants not a priority over safety
As harvest gets underway in Illinois, officials urge safety
Legislature, community college attempt to address unemployment rate in Illinois
Illinois lawmaker pushes bill to criminalize registering noncitizens to vote
Illinois gun ban trial Day 3: State works to defend law
Illinois quick hits: Missing teen found in Arizona; Ferne Clyffe celebrates 75th anniversary
Politicians mark one year since the end of cash bail in Illinois
Illinois quick hits: State unemployment rate climbs
State unemployment rate climbs The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent in August, one of the highest in the country. The national unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in August,
Gun ban judge: What if Black victims of historic race riots had such weapons
(The Center Square) – The federal judge overseeing the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban questioned what would have happened if Black victims of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917 had such firearms. Before
Analyst says the Fed rate cut will gradually benefit Illinois finances
(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve’s half-point interest rate cut is meant to stimulate the economy, but a budgetary analyst says this shift in monetary policy also represents an important change in the operating environment for
Chicago mayor says migrants not a priority over safety
(The Center Square) – The mayor of Chicago is defending his spending choices as the city faces a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in 2025. When asked why he chose to impose a hiring freeze instead
As harvest gets underway in Illinois, officials urge safety
(The Center Square) – Harvesting is getting underway in earnest in Illinois, and officials are urging farmers to play it safe. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous
Legislature, community college attempt to address unemployment rate in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Amidst Illinois having the nation’s second-worst unemployment rate a new law now requires the State Board of Higher Education to annually compile a list of the most in-demand jobs in Illinois, their starting
Illinois lawmaker pushes bill to criminalize registering noncitizens to vote
(The Center Square) – After the Oregon DMV wrongfully registered noncitizens through their program that automatically registered anyone who obtained a driver’s license or state ID, an Illinois state lawmaker introduces legislation that would criminalize knowingly registering
Illinois gun ban trial Day 3: State works to defend law
(The Center Square) – Attorneys for the state of Illinois called their first witness to the stand in the trial against the state’s gun and magazine ban. Illinois banned the sale and possession of more than 170
Illinois quick hits: Missing teen found in Arizona; Ferne Clyffe celebrates 75th anniversary
Missing Illinois teen found in Arizona A Wisconsin man has been arrested after Phoenix, Arizona, police found a Canton, Illinois, teen who they said was abducted by the man. The suspect in the kidnapping, Jack Daniels, had
Politicians mark one year since the end of cash bail in Illinois
(The Center Square) – One year after the Safe-T Act ended cash bail in Illinois, supporters of the law are touting its benefits. Since the Pretrial Fairness Act portion of Illinois’ Safe-T Act took effect on September