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Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements

By Lee Bey
May 09, 2026 4:52 pm - When the Obama Presidential Center opens next month, and its funders are honored and congratulated, there are two major financial contributors worthy of a bow or two: Chicago and Illinois taxpayers.
Illinois launches online resources for households on federal food assistance

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT
Apr 24, 2026 4:26 pm - Illinois launched two websites last week that share various work, training and volunteer opportunities that meet federal food assistance work requirements. The sites are free and available to all but designed specifically for Illinoisans who may lose federal food assistance due to recent program changes.
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets

By Maggie Dougherty
Apr 21, 2026 8:00 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Ex-ComEd CEO, Madigan ally to be freed from prison as appeals court calls for new trial in conspiracy case

By Jon Seidel
Apr 14, 2026 7:23 pm - In what could be a crushing blow to one of Chicago’s most significant corruption prosecutions in recent memory, a federal appeals court ordered the release from prison Tu...
Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

By ERIC FERKENHOFF/LEE ENTERPRISES and JOSH KELETY/AP
Apr 13, 2026 1:45 pm - Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues. Costs, such as equipment, have crept up over time while soybean prices have stayed low. Tariffs levied by the Trump administration last year and the resulting monthslong trade war with China in 2025 only made things worse, they say. Then the Iran war bottled up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sending fertilizer prices sky high.
Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Apr 10, 2026 6:13 pm - The Trump administration announced plans to put Michigan officials in charge of a $1.15 billion Chicago-area river barrier designed to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
State police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says

By Ben Szalinski
Apr 01, 2026 4:00 pm - More than 1,000 Illinois State Police vehicles are near the end of their life, but the agency might not be able to replace them anytime soon.
‘Do not click’: State, suburban leaders warn of text scam surge

By Charles Keeshan
Mar 25, 2026 4:22 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joined a chorus of state and suburban leaders Wednesday warning the public of a surge of text scams that arrive on targets’ phones disguised as official court or government communications.
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

By Hannah Meisel
Mar 24, 2026 8:26 pm - It could be months before a Cook County judge decides whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged abuses by federal agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign last fall.
Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Mar 21, 2026 1:28 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump's administration stopped last fall.

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