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Lights, camera, tax credits! Illinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industrySep 29, 2026 8:35 am - Illinois lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker have enhanced the state’s film tax credit program, which could mean billions of dollars of spending in the state, film industry advocates say.
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Illinois’ 8 interstate visitor information centers to close at month’s endSep 22, 2026 1:05 pm - The eight state-run visitor information centers located along interstates throughout Illinois are set to close by the end of September, as the state says the way visitors travel has changed. The rest stops where the centers are located will remain open and other services will not be affected. The centers offered valuable information, and former employees consider it a loss.
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Northwestern and University of Chicago drop in U.S. News college rankingsSep 22, 2026 8:22 am - Some of Illinois’ most notable universities shifted slightly in national rankings while remaining among the nation’s top schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual best colleges list released Tuesday.
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First Illinois native to be beatified: 10 things to know about famed TV host, evangelist Fulton SheenSep 20, 2026 3:56 pm - The priest rose from humble beginnings on a central Illinois farm to commanding the airwaves of national radio broadcasts and primetime television shows that enthralled millions — including one little boy in the same state who would become pope.
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15 residents filed complaints against Homeland Security for Midway Blitz alleging mistreatment by agentsSep 18, 2026 9:37 am - Over a dozen U.S. citizens and legal residents submitted administrative complaints to the Department of Homeland Security for alleged harms committed by agents amid Operation Midway Blitz, attorneys representing them announced Thursday. The complaints are the first step in the process of eventually filing a federal tort suit, though the agency has six months to investigate and respond before lawsuits can be filed.
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Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cardsSep 17, 2026 12:42 pm - Chicago and Illinois are filing legal challenges to a Trump administration rule set to take effect Friday that would give the federal government broader power to deny green cards to immigrants who receive welfare benefits — the latest legal clash between the White House and Democratic leaders Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goalsSep 15, 2026 9:15 am - Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year. More battery storage is needed if the state is to meet its decarbonization goals while keeping ratepayer bills down.
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Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defenderSep 12, 2026 2:00 pm - In the latest step of a yearslong process toward public defense reform in Illinois, the state supreme court this week opened applications for a statewide public defender. A 2025 law created the Office of the Statewide Public Defender after Illinois’ 2023 abolition of its cash bail system revealed profound resource shortages in public defender offices around the state. The initial statewide public defender is set to begin the job on Jan. 1.
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Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet developmentSep 10, 2026 12:27 pm - While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.
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Nicor Gas agrees to lower proposed rate increase by $140 millionSep 10, 2026 10:38 am - Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.
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