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Bears shift stadium focus back to Arlington Heights

By Christopher Placek
May 16, 2025 12:20 pm - The Chicago Bears on Friday announced a shift in focus back to Arlington Heights for their stadium development plans, after previously considering a lakefront site in Chicago.
GOP candidates for state offices will host discussion in St. Charles Saturday morning

By David Petesch
May 16, 2025 11:53 am - Republican candidates for Illinois governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general will host a discussion in St. Charles on Saturday, May 17.
Political roundabout: Dems Bankole, Dunung and Morrison line up to fill Raja’s seat; JB to face GOP in DC

By Marni Pyke
May 15, 2025 7:08 pm - Several candidates have lined up to replace U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in the House, including two former staffers. Gov. Pritzker heads to Washington to testify on immigration issues.
Safety reforms could be coming for Chicago-area transit, but funding still up in the air

By Andrew Adams
May 15, 2025 4:42 pm - With just over two weeks to go before their spring adjournment, lawmakers in Springfield are facing a tight deadline to pass major reforms to the Chicago-area transit system — but officials have released few concrete details of the plan they say is taking shape.
Hoffman Estates legislator Crespo ousted from Democratic caucus, loses committee chair

Ben Szalinski
May 15, 2025 3:26 pm - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch made the extraordinary move of removing suburban state Rep. Fred Crespo as appropriations committee chair on Wednesday with two weeks left in the legislative session.
Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Nicor, Ameren

By Andrew Adams
May 15, 2025 2:30 pm - Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it’s up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.
Are we going over the cliff? Lawmakers have just days to save Metra, Pace and CTA from massive cuts

By Marni Pyke
May 11, 2025 9:00 pm - The clock is ticking on a financial fix for the shortfall facing Metra, Pace and the CTA.
Study: Immigrant health care programs may have boosted hospital bottom lines

By Peter Hancock
May 09, 2025 1:04 pm - Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.
Illinoisans are sick of new taxes; reject payroll tax

By Matt Paprocki
May 09, 2025 11:37 am - As new tariffs threaten to push up prices, Illinois’ punishing tax climate already is stretching many residents’ and businesses’ budgets.
Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal action

By JADE AUBREY
May 08, 2025 7:07 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Wednesday that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it's medically or legally necessary.

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