New survey results show rural residents are more worried than urban and suburban Americans about the impacts of data centers, especially when it comes to electricity costs and the changing use of ...
Illinois Answers Project editor’s note: We published a story last year examining the massive public investment aimed at developing the quantum industry in South Chicago. This week, we begin a ...
CHICAGO — Christopher Katz didn’t question why he began receiving $300 weekly payments from an executive at Chicago-based red-light camera company SafeSpeed in the summer of 2019 — despite not yet ...
Article Summary In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Illinois’ assault weapons ban as constitutional, ...
After one House Democrat was indicted this week and another resigned amid an ethics investigation last week, House Republicans are calling for transparency and accountability. House Speaker Emanuel ...
After nine years of funding schools under the Evidence-Based Funding model, wealth-based disparities in per-pupil spending have largely evened out, but residents of low-wealth districts still pay ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two pieces of energy legislation Thursday aimed at improving bill transparency and expanding access to the state’s low-income discount program. One of the bills increases the ...
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a landmark bill regulating large artificial intelligence developers on Monday, adding new reporting requirements for ...