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Illinois senator seeks immediate expulsions for student sexual assault

(The Center Square) - An Illinois state senator is renewing a push to change state law to require the immediate expulsion of students found responsible for sexual assault, arguing current policies leave victims unprotected and force families to take extreme measures to keep their ...
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Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis

(The Center Square) - Chicago finished fiscal year 2024 with a $41.1 billion gap between the money it has available to pay bills and the obligations it owes, according to a new report from Truth in Accounting, placing the city among the worst financially ...
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Palatine teacher fired over anti-BLM posts turns to SCOTUS

A former Palatine High School teacher who was fired for posting anti-Black Lives Matter content to her personal Facebook page has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to tell lower courts they were wrong to allow the suburban school district for which she worked to ...
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Former Des Moines superintendent pleads guilty to federal charges

(The Center Square) - The former superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has pleaded guilty to federal charges after he was arrested by law enforcement last September. ...
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Candidate: $243 million in unlawful spending is example of ‘Preckwinkle’s mismanagement’

(The Center Square) - A candidate for Cook County board president says county spending of $243 million in violation of Illinois' Safe Roads Amendment is another example of the current president's mismanagement. ...
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Illinois housing crunch sees prices rising, units dwindling

(The Center Square) - With Illinois facing a housing shortage fueled by dwindling availability and rising prices, Illinois Policy Institute researcher LyLena Estabine argues every resident can point the finger toward lawmakers in Springfield. ...
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Parents sound alarm over Illinois high school voter registration bill

(The Center Square) - A proposal backed by Illinois Democrats to expand voter registration opportunities for high school students is raising concerns among some parents and education advocates, who argue the measure could add strain to already overburdened schools and open the door to ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Violent Crime down, arrest rates up in Chicago

(The Center Square) - New research from the Illinois Policy Institute shows that violent crime declined in nearly 90% of Chicago's neighborhoods last year. The report also shows that ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker wants to extend pension buyout program

(The Center Square) - With Illinois' unfunded public sector pension liability hovering around $140 billion, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed an extension of the state's pension buyout program. In ...
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Chicago mayor defends ICE order, calls for progressive revenue from state taxpayers

(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has clarified his stance about the Cook County State's Attorney's support for his executive order directing police to refer federal immigration agents for prosecution. ...
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Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois to join WHO’s alert network

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. The governor's move follows the United States' withdrawal ...
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Lawmaker says adopting federal ‘no tax on tips’ would help workers

(The Center Square) - A growing debate over how tipped income is taxed in Illinois has resurfaced as state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, introduced legislation aiming to align Illinois law with the federal "No Tax on Tips" policy. ...
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