Weekend Edition | Local hike on Springfield hotels ups rate to second highest in state
(The Center Square) – A new tax set to be imposed will soon make hotel rooms in Springfield the second-most taxed in the state, behind the c...
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20 of 617 episodesWeekend Edition | Illinois officials, elections advocates respond to mail-in voting ruling
(The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday, Illinois elected officials are urging residents to send any mail-in ba...
Weekend Edition | Statewide Dems focus on Trump during State Fair event
(The Center Square) – A slate of Democrats running in statewide races appeared at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday during a campaign eve...
Weekend Edition | Illinois taxpayers provide nearly $190 million for state fair
(The Center Square) – The Illinois State Fair is expected to generate about $100 million of economic impact after taxpayers invested nearly...
Weekend Edition | Investigating Committee Waits on U.S. Attorney Before Ammons Fact-Finding Starts
(The Center Square) – An Illinois House of Representatives committee decided it will move forward with an investigation into a number of com...
Weekend Edition | Dems, GOP Demand Ethics Reform from Welch
(The Center Square) – State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued a statement calling for legislation he introduced to bring further...
Weekend Edition | Speaker Welch's Response to Staffer Assault Complaint Draws Questions on His Own Conduct
(The Center Square) – After reporting about a now-resigned state representative and allegations that Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris”...
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...
Weekend 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...