Flu shots to children under anesthesia raises questions about parental consent

(The Center Square) – A Chicago children's hospital is offering flu vaccines to children while they are under anesthesia for surgery or other scheduled procedures, a practice a state lawmaker and pediatric anesthesiologist says can be appropriate when parents provide…

Chicago festival grounds proposal raises questions over benefits

(The Center Square) – Chicago voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in support of a permanent festival grounds for the city in a non-binding ballot question. While there was support, the question may have left some with more questions about the proposal.

New Illinois tuition law could face scrutiny after federal court ruling

(The Center Square) – A Lake County Moms for Liberty leader who appeared in a recent documentary examining foreign student enrollment at Illinois universities is praising a federal court ruling against the state's tuition benefits for certain undocumented students, as…

GOP faces daunting post-election test as grip on Congress nears end and more top headlines

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Fake federal agents push seniors to turn savings into gold bars for couriers to collect

Scammers posing as FTC agents convinced retirees to buy gold bars and hand them to couriers using secret passwords like "tulip" at restaurants.

Two Washington deputies killed trying to rescue possible hostages after woman shot

Two Washington state sheriff's deputies were fatally shot responding to a domestic violence call near Spangle as they tried to rescue potential hostages.

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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Pritzker could unlock over $2 billion for Illinois students by opting into federal tax credit program 

The rules allow married donors a tax credit of up to $3,400.

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Illinois voters approve $1.63 billion in local bond debt

19 of 27 bond issues on ballots statewide passed.

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Illinois voters reject over 60% of direct tax increases on the ballot

35 questions authorizing new taxes or tax increases failed.

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