Questions about state pay raised after $1.7M overpayments

(The Center Square) – An ethics investigation into Illinois’ Department of Child and Family Services recently revealed nearly six years of regular overpayments to some employees, totaling $1.4 million.

Illinois U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood stumps for Pennsylvania Democrats

(The Center Square) – An Illinois Democrat tasked with helping her party flip the U.S. House back into the party’s favor hit the campaign trail in one of Pennsylvania’s key swing counties on Saturday.

Grocery, pharmacy tax incentives proposal could expand

(The Center Square) – New legislation in the Illinois House could provide small, independent grocery and pharmacy owners with tax credits.

FBI reports 67% jump in violent crime arrests under Trump compared to Biden’s final months

Kash Patel says the FBI arrested over 47,000 violent criminals and gang members in 21 months, marking a 67% increase over the Biden era.

Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder who accused César Chavez of sex abuse, dead at 96

The longtime labor organizer and civil rights activist helped build a national movement advocating for agricultural workers after beginning her career as a schoolteacher.

Husband arrested in wife's disappearance after family kept getting mystery texts

Epifanio Gaminde allegedly mailed his missing wife's credit cards to a relative in the Philippines to create the illusion she was alive overseas.

Voter guide: Chicago school board president

Chicagoans will determine who’s on the first fully elected Chicago Board of Education.

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Chicago haunted houses face rules for Halloween scares

The venues must follow city fire safety guidelines, including limits on maze visitors and a ban on candles.

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Chicago Teachers Union, aligned groups give nearly $1.5 million so far to Chicago school board candidates

As of Oct. 19, the CTU and aligned groups had spent nearly $1.5 million on 12 of its endorsed candidates.

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Pritzker’s record: partisan maps, doubled gas tax, record spending

With the governor running for a third term and eyeing the White House, Illinoisans should remember his policy decisions.

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