Weekend Edition | Ammons pleads not guilty, wants to delay House investigation
(The Center Square) — Illinois State Rep. Carrol Ammons, federally indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud, pleaded not guilty in her fir...
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20 of 610 episodesWeekend Edition | Illinois Lawmaker, Husband Indicted Over Alleged Kickback Scheme
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state representative faces multiple counts of wire fraud and providing a false statement, according to a f...
Weekend Edition | Illinois politicians claim cautious win in birthright citizenship ruling
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against an executive order by President Donald Trump Tuesday, which sought to ban bir...
Weekend Edition | Pritzker Defends Plan to Raise Tolls
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says higher proposed Illinois Tollway rates are for many users that travel to and from other states...
Weekend Edition | Pritzker signs budget sending millions to NGOs
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $55.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027, with tens of millions of dollars included for non-gove...
Weekend Edition | Pritzker: 'We’re not raising people’s taxes' for stadium
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there could be a special legislative session in Illinois this summer, but he won’t raise peopl...
Weekend Edition | GOP rep: New budget shows 'addiction' to taxes
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois’ new budget for fiscal year 2027 protects working families from new taxes, but Republ...
Weekend Edition | Prescription board bill advances without money
(The Center Square) – Illinois may soon have a prescription affordability board to impose price caps on drugs, but questions are being raise...
Weekend Edition | Springfield strains for balanced budget; Illinois revenue forecast shifts down
Illinois is projected to see less tax income than state agencies previously expected due to a variety of economic factors. With revised esti...
Weekend Edition | Illinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push ‘Billionaire Wealth Tax’
(The Center Square) – New tax proposals being considered in Springfield could bring nearly $7 billion in revenue to the state, according to...
Weekend Edition | Iran conflict, refinery disruption play roles as Illinois gas price passes $4.50
(The Center Square) – Gas prices have surged in Illinois, and an American Automobile Association spokesperson says several factors are to bl...
Weekend Edition | Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress
(The Center Square) -- State lawmakers expressed public, bipartisan concern again Wednesday over an Illinois commission's efforts to increas...
Weekend Edition | Ex-Blago attorney: Quid pro quo is key to Madigan appeal
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Thursday as judges consider former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan...
Weekend Edition | Fewer businesses of Illinois' diversity-preferred group got state contracts last year
(The Center Square) - Fewer businesses that get diversity-related government priority in Illinois are getting contracts with the state, acco...
Weekend Edition | Trump: Loyola student would be alive if Pritzker, Johnson asked for help
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says a Loyola University student would still be alive if Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illi...
Weekend Edition | Illinois voters to see Pritzker, Bailey rematch in November
(The Center Square) – Illinois voters will have a rematch in the race for governor after Darren Bailey beat out three other candidates in Tu...
Weekend Edition | Pritzker: 'God was looking out for people' in storm-damaged Kankakee County
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says God was looking out for people in Kankakee County this week. The governor visited the area Thu...
Weekend Edition | Chicago police monitor Iran-U.S. conflict; public advised to be aware
(The Center Square) – Chicago Police say they are monitoring the U.S. conflict in Iran. Residents and visitors observed a significant increa...
Illinois in Focus Daily | March 5th, 2026 - State budget hearings begin as locals look to increase gas tax
Greg Bishop, Illinois editor for The Center Square, hosts Illinois In Focus Daily, a review of some of the top Illinois headlines with timel...
Illinois in Focus Daily | March 3rd, 2026 - DEI commissioner didn’t properly disclose $23K side job
For Illinois in Focus Daily with The Center Square, host Greg Bishop talks with The Center Square investigative reporter Jared Strong about...