(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as the longest-serving speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.
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(The Center Square) – Longtime former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 90 months in prison on Friday for his February conviction on 10 corruption-related counts.
U.S. District Judge John Robert “Jack” Blakey delivered the sentence late... Read more
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ migration patterns were the subject of several lines of questioning for Gov. J.B. Pritzker during a U.S. House hearing on migrant sanctuary states.
When confronted with the state’s negative population trends at Thursday’s hearing,... Read more
(The Center Square) – A nonprofit is in line to get McClean County tax dollars and private donations to build 50 cabin tiny homes for homeless individuals.
Critics say similar projects haven't resulted in a decline in homelessness. At... Read more
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s utility companies say they’re prepared for a summer of high electricity demand and weather-related threats, according to a new report.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, or PUC, on Wednesday, released the 2025 Summer Readiness... Read more
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop provides highlights from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's testimony about migrant sanctuary policies to the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
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Audit finds ISP noncompliance with FOID rules
Illinois State Police did not comply with the requirements of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act, according to an Illinois Auditor General report for the two years ending June 30, 2024.
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(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s fate is in the hands of a federal judge.
Madigan’s sentencing on 10 counts of corruption is scheduled Friday afternoon, June 13, at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse... Read more
(The Center Square) – In defending the state’s migrant sanctuary policies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’d rather be arrested than to have Illinois residents arrested improperly.
Joining the governors of New York and Minnesota Thursday in front of the... Read more
Officer released from hospital
A Fairview Heights police officer received a hero’s welcome after being released from the hospital this week after getting shot in the face in May.
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(The Center Square) – The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office has called for an investigation into an Illinois police department after it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license plate readers.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has... Read more
(The Center Square) – As demonstrations continue against immigration law enforcement in several U.S. cities, a progressive political coalition has planned a large-scale protest against President Donald Trump in Chicago Saturday afternoon.
The Chicago Teachers Union, Citizen Action/Illinois, Equality... Read more
(The Center Square) – Despite failing to get a mass transit funding package passed in the Illinois legislature this spring, some lawmakers continue to present their case.
As the mass transit agencies paint a bleak picture regarding the fiscal... Read more
(The Center Square) – Legislation that mandates the Illinois Department of Corrections annually report on hospice and palliative care within its facilities is being criticized for being named after a convicted murderer who threw a victim head first down an elevator shaft.
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(The Center Square) – Democratic governors and Congress members shifted blame for immigration enforcement to the federal government and called ICE immigration enforcement a "gestapo operation" in opening statements at a congressional hearing Thursday.
The House Committee on Oversight... Read more
Reported layoffs coming
A wave of layoffs will be coming this summer for Illinois workers.
According to data from the Illinois Department of Commerce... Read more
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop reviews the ongoing debate over immigration enforcement amid civil unrest. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to testify about migrant sanctuary policies and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares for immigration enforcement and expected protests.
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(The Center Square) – The lack of ethics reforms at the Illinois Statehouse signals to the House minority leader Madigan’s playbook continues.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, could learn his fate Friday at his final sentencing hearing.... Read more
Mt. Vernon statute controversy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of Jefferson County residents in an effort to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county’s... Read more
(The Center Square) – Illinois ranks near the bottom in a new report on states with pro-growth labor policies, according to a new report.
The American Legislative Exchange Council has released a new publication called “States That... Read more
