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Illinois could face fiscal cliff with no more COVID-19 relief, report suggests
(The Center Square) – With the COVID-19 relief dollars spigot off, some states that used the one-time taxpayer boost for short-term purposes will fare...
Illinois sending $41.5 million to 6 Chicago-area governments taking in migrants
(The Center Square) – Six Chicago-area local governments are set to receive more than $41 million in taxpayer-funded grants from the state of Illinois...
Pritzker asks other Illinois communities to house growing number of non-citizens
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking communities outside of Chicago to help house and provide services to the continuing flow of...
Federal government shutdown to impact farmers, others
(The Center Square) – With the potential for a partial federal government shutdown looming this weekend, officials across the states are bracing for possible...
Chicago turning into ‘Gotham City,’ witness tells U.S. House committee
(The Center Square) – Violent crime in Chicago took the focus of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee with victims' survivors and retired law enforcement...