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Illinois Quick Hits: Downtown Chicago office vacancies hit another record high

(The Center Square) - Downtown Chicago's office vacancy rate has risen to a record high for the 15th consecutive quarter. Crain's Chicago Business reports that vacancies climbed to 28.6% ...
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Illinois gun owners plan rally in wake of Supreme Court order

(The Center Square) - The Illinois State Rifle Association says gun owners have run out of options in a case challenging the state's prohibition of carrying concealed firearms on mass transit. ...
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Illinois quick hits: Illinois House speaker’s son to attend private school; AFSCME workers set strike date at Illinois State University; IDOT urges public to avoid distracted driving

Illinois House speaker's son to attend private school Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, says his son will attend a Catholic high school. Welch announced in a social ...
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Federal-state showdown looms over regulation of prediction markets

(The Center Square) - The federal government is telling states to back off attempts to regulate prediction markets after several states took legal action to block the federally regulated markets from operating in their states. ...
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No-knock warrant legislation brings Chicago victim, Illinois gun group together

(The Center Square) - A diverse group of supporters are pushing to restrict no-knock search warrants in Illinois, but many law enforcement groups are opposed to a bill up for consideration by state lawmakers. ...
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Salvation Army rehab ‘enrollees’ who work at thrift stores aren’t ‘employees’

A few days after agreeing to let them proceed with their class action against one of America's most prominent charities under labor and wage laws, a Chicago federal judge has ruled people who work in the Salvation Army's thrift stores while enrolled the organization's ...
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Illinois bill sparks debate over police privacy vs. public access

(The Center Square) - An Illinois lawmaker and law enforcement officer says a controversial proposal to change how police records are handled under the state's public records law could help agencies manage growing workloads - while still maintaining transparency. ...
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Spring Turkey Season Opens This Month

Illinois’ first spring turkey hunting season starts Monday and runs through Friday, April 10th, for the south zone of the state. Spring turkey hunting is scheduled April 13th to April 17th for the north zone. More information can be found on the Illinois Department ...
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Firefighter age bill stalled despite union backing

(The Center Square) - A proposed Illinois bill aimed at addressing firefighter shortages by lowering the minimum hiring age has stalled in the legislature after failing to be called before a key deadline. ...
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Lawmaker criticizes surplus spending bill

(The Center Square) - A proposal aimed at helping local governments manage retiree health care costs is drawing differing views from Illinois lawmakers over how taxpayer dollars should be used. ...
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Jewish students can’t sue Northwestern over antisemitic protest response

Jewish students can't sue Northwestern University for failing to throttle protests and campus-takeover "encampments" supporting Palestinian liberation, which the plaintiffs said turned the Northwestern campus into an openly antisemitic "dystopic cesspool of hate." ...
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Op-Ed: In a pickle: How municipal spending is squeezing taxpayers

The Tennessee cities of Bristol and Nashville could not look less alike. Their populations range from just 28,000 to over 700,000, respectively. One is the nation's fast-growing capital, and the other a quaint Appalachian border town. Despite their differences, both cities share something in ...
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