Illinois quick hits: Business optimism index declines; Medicare open enrollment help offered | Illinois
Business optimism index declines The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 2.0 points in September to 98.8, which remains just above the survey’s 52-year average of 98. The Uncertainty Index rose 7 points to 100, the fourth-highest reading in over 51 years. As state legislators meet for the fall veto session, NFIB Illinois State Director Noah Finley said […]
Southwest falls short on list of great cities to drive | National
(The Center Square) – There’s no place safer to drive in the U.S. than Corpus Christi, Texas. That’s according to a WalletHub study, which puts five Texan cities in the top 10 of 100 cities. California didn’t fare as well, with four cities landing in the bottom 10 of the “Best and Worst Cities to Drive […]
Illinois quick hits: WARN report layoffs total 1,689; Powerball winners in Rochelle and Colona | Illinois
WARN report layoffs total 1,689 According to the latest Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice, 1,689 employees across the state will be losing their jobs in the coming months. The layoff numbers include 289 jobs at Weiss Memorial Hospital and 168 at Industrial Container Services, both in Chicago. Capital One Financial/Discover Financial […]
Appeals Court rejects Trump administration bid to lift TRO in Illinois’ | Illinois
(The Center Square) – The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied the portion of the Trump administration’s emergency motion filed Friday night seeking an immediate administrative stay to halt the temporary restraining order granted Thursday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the appeals […]
Ex-speaker Madigan to begin 7.5-year prison sentence Monday | Illinois
(The Center Square) – One day before the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session is scheduled to begin, one of the most powerful lawmakers in state history is headed to prison. Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and […]
WATCH: Pritzker continues encouraging ICE protests after Guard blocked | Illinois
(The Center Square) – With the National Guard’s deployment in Illinois for public safety blocked by a federal judge, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is awaiting what happens next. Pritzker said he’s pleased with Thursday’s outcome, but acknowledged it’s temporary. “I honestly was hoping that we would see a result like this,” Pritzker said after an unrelated […]
Federal judge grants Illinois restraining order against Trump for Guard deployment | National
(The Center Square) – A federal judge has granted the state of Illinois’ request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the Trump administration and the U.S. Army from deploying the National Guard in Illinois. The city of Chicago joined the state in the lawsuit, which was announced Monday morning by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. […]
WATCH: Trump admin singles out Chicago, Pritzker during Antifa roundtable | Illinois
(The Center Square) – With arguments set Thursday in the state of Illinois’ case challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the national guard, the war of words is heating up. Earlier Wednesday, Trump posted on social media that Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be in jail. “Chicago Mayor should be in […]
WATCH: Pritzker blasts Trump, Illinois GOP leaders at Minneapolis event | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has visited another state to criticize Illinois Republican leaders in addition to blasting President Donald Trump. Pritzker joined Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz TRuesday at the North Star Summit in Minneapolis. The Illinois governor criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers’ actions as he described them in the Chicago […]
California attorney general fights Trump’s student visa plan | California
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition featuring 15 other Democratic attorneys general to oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to limit international student visas. After the DHS issued its proposal to limit international student visas to a fixed four-year visa period, Bonta and the other attorneys […]