“It's extremely difficult to start and grow a new business in Illinois because everything that the Democrat majority does leads to higher costs, more regulation and more restriction,” Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, told The Center Square. #business
Students in the program benefit from guaranteed transfer pathways, including the Engineering Access Alliance, which offers enhanced admissions to the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. #engineering
The Board voted to pass Interim CEO Kenneth King’s $2025–26 budget, which the watchdog group described as “structurally imperfect” but prudent in avoiding classroom cuts, risky revenue assumptions, and short-term borrowing. #budget
Illinois Launches Grant Program to Restore Neglected Cemeteries (Chicago, IL) - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced Thursday a new...
The state legislative scorecard evaluated lawmakers on 16 bills from the 2025 session, with 39 representatives and 25 senators receiving perfect scores. #scorecards
She warned that Trump’s influence is already being felt across the country, citing what she called attacks on healthcare, food assistance, and working families. #interview
The proposed budget, scheduled for a Board of Education vote Thursday, comes after months of hearings and surveys that gathered input from families, staff, and community members. #budget
The spending boom generated $4.7 billion in state and local tax revenue and directly supported more than 282,000 jobs in the tourism and hospitality sector, nearly 4,000 more than the year before. #spending
Burgos pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal firearm charges. On Aug. 15, U.S. District Judge Steven C. Seeger sentenced him to 16 years and eight months in prison. #firearms