Illinois Quick Hits: Treasurer announces changes to disability savings program

(The Center Square) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the state’s updated disability savings program can help keep people who save money from losing public benefits.

Illinois redistricting reform faces political hurdle; lawmakers asked to surrender power

(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker pushing to change how legislative districts are drawn faces a political hurdle: persuading lawmakers who benefit from the current system to give up some control over the process.

Legislative leaders circle top priorities ahead of veto session

(The Center Square) – A panel of state legislators Monday offered a preview of the priority issues they hope to address during the upcoming fall veto session and lame-duck session before the next term of the General Assembly begins in…

Mysterious object moving through space could be lost Soviet probe as NASA weighs in on theory

Near-Earth asteroid 1998 KY26 shows nongravitational acceleration, and Harvard researchers say it closely matches lost Soviet spacecraft Phobos 1.

Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Hate strikes out in Philly

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

NYC building collapse: Timeline of deadly disaster as rescuers race to pull survivors from rubble

A timeline reveals how the deadly New York City building collapse at 1321 Flatbush Ave. unfolded, from the first 911 call to a frantic rescue.

How Pritzker can help public school parents pay students’ band fees

Illinois students can face hundreds of dollars in expenses for marching band. A new federal program could help cover these costs.

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Mayor wants to raise Chicago’s rental tax to 20%

Brandon Johnson proposes an increase in the Personal Property Lease Tax, which covers products beyond technology.

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Why the federal tax credit program won’t reduce Illinois public school funding

Under the state’s Evidence-Based Funding formula, they receive at least the same they did the previous school year.

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At least 7 Democratic states are opting into the FSTC. What’s holding up Pritzker?

At least 31 states have said they plan to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program.

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