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…

Pritzker, IBM unveil quantum computer fueled by state taxpayers

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says a new quantum computer in Chicago will bring jobs to Illinois, after state taxpayers provided $25 million for the project.

Three teens, adult charged with murder after woman finds her teenage son dead in abandoned home

Austin Payne's mother tracked his cellphone to an abandoned Albany, Georgia, residence after the 15-year-old called to say he had been shot.

Two experienced skydivers die after midair collision entangles their parachutes

The two skydivers collided midair at about 150 feet during an organized skydive in Southern California, entangling their parachutes.

Ex-police officer accused of stabbing NYC jogger to death appears emotionless in new photos

Sayed Mohassib was seen led away in handcuffs after being charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez.

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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Do Opportunity Zones lift up lower-income residents?

The evidence shows the program attracts money and erects buildings more reliably than it lifts the people already living there, and it’s performed especially unimpressively in Illinois.

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How Illinois and Chicago can improve the climate for starting a business

The state ranked 45th last year for entrepreneurship. Several moves could reduce barriers.

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