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French tech company announces new headquarters at Chicago quantum research parkOct 11, 2025 2:04 pm - French quantum computing company Pasqal plans to build its U.S. headquarters in Chicago at the state’s new tech research park.
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Oct 11, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois is on track to run a more than $200 million deficit just three months into the current fiscal year, according to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
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Budzinski warns premiums could double if tax credits aren’t renewedOct 11, 2025 4:00 am - U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski said Thursday reopening the federal government will take a bipartisan agreement, but she drew “a red line in the sand” on health care, warning t...
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Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in ChicagoOct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.”
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Oct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois unveiled a $50.6 billion, six-year infrastructure plan covering roads, bridges, railways, airports, and more across all 102 counties.
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7th Circuit denies Madigan’s bid to stay out of prison while he appeals corruption convictionOct 03, 2025 6:12 pm - With 10 days until former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to report to federal prison, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the longtime Democratic power broker’s bid to remain free while he challenges his corruption conviction.
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State, private developers break ground on quantum research parkOct 01, 2025 10:30 am - Officials broke ground on a quantum research park development on Chicago’s Southeast Side, more than a year after it was first announced. The project has received significant state financing. The governor says the state’s quantum strategy, centered on the research park, will bring billions of dollars of economic development to the region.
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Pritzker calls federal deployment ‘an attack on the Constitution’Sep 29, 2025 7:08 pm - The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration’s ...
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As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meetingSep 26, 2025 4:41 pm - Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders in Chicago canceled a meeting scheduled for Friday with members of Illinois’ congressional delegation.
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Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raidsSep 24, 2025 5:33 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with ICE this week about their operations in the Chicago area after federal officials have left Illinois in the dark about immigration enforcement.