School districts shifted funds, planned for higher fuel costs for buses

(The Center Square) – Last year, Illinois schools spent $1.86 billion on transportation to get students to and from school each day. In the wake of increased fuel prices, especially for diesel that school buses typically run on, school districts…

Democrats divided on filibuster's future if they take control of U.S. Senate

(The Center Square) – Democratic U.S. Senate candidates are divided on whether to eliminate the filibuster if the party takes control of the upper legislative chamber in November.

Chicago mayor to stay involved in Bears talks

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was left out of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s recent meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers, but the mayor said his administration will remain involved with discussions over a potential stadium…

Trump's attempted assassin sent mysterious texts about 3D printer leading up to Butler, Pa. shooting: report

FBI records obtained by Judicial Watch reveal Thomas Matthew Crooks sent cryptic coded texts and took drone photos of Pittsburgh stadiums before the attack

Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast

A Gulfstream G100 with six people on board vanished en route to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday as search crews deploy off Nantucket to conduct a search.

‘Tinder Swindler’ romance fraudster promises ‘safe’ dating app – using intel from con man playbook

Simon Leviev, the notorious 'Tinder Swindler' who was born Shimon Hayut, says his new Safe Love dating app will use identity verification to prevent the fraud he once committed.

Illinois Policy Institute sends cease-and-desist letter to 17 Tazewell County school districts

At least 17 school districts in Tazewell County appear to be engaging in election interference.

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Did Pritzker have the right to halt Illinois’ data center tax credit?

The governor halted the credit via press release after lawmakers declined to do so.

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Married donors could get $3,400 tax credit under federal education scholarship program

The federal rules provide the clearest roadmap yet for how the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, also known as the Education Freedom Tax Credit, will operate.

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Everything Illinoisans should know about the SAFE-T Act

The omnibus criminal justice reform bill became highly politicized, mixing fact and fiction. Here is where it stands.

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