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Expert blasts Illinois Congressman's push to double H-1Bs as 'tone-deaf' | - The Center Square
Expert blasts Illinois Congressman’s push to double H-1Bs as 'tone-deaf'
(The Center Square) – A renewed push to double H-1B visas is touted as a talent win, but critics warn it could reshape the tech market by driving down wages
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December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Expert blasts Illinois Congressman's push to double H-1Bs as 'tone-deaf' | - The Center Square
HHS: Pritzker 'eroded public trust' in public health | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
HHS: Pritzker 'eroded public trust' in public health
(The Center Square) – A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eroded public trust and is trying to reinvent public health.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
HHS: Pritzker 'eroded public trust' in public health | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
IL legislator credits Trump for U.S. Steel announcement | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
IL legislator credits Trump for U.S. Steel announcement
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator from the Metro East says it’s a Christmas miracle that U.S. Steel is reopening a furnace in Granite City.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
IL legislator credits Trump for U.S. Steel announcement | Illinois | thecentersquare.com
Illinois quick hits: Armed sex offender sentenced; most are family farms - The Center Square
Illinois quick hits: Armed sex offender sentenced; most are family farms
Armed sex offender sentenced
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December 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Illinois quick hits: Armed sex offender sentenced; most are family farms - The Center Square
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Near North Health to consolidate services, opens new Chicago clinic
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Carle Health announces partnership with Mary Free Bed to improve inpatient rehabilitation
WATCH: IL congresswoman willing to withhold highway dollars over CDL issues | Illinois
WATCH: IL congresswoman willing to withhold highway dollars over CDL issues
(The Center Square) – A Republican congresswoman from Illinois is looking to enforce federal Commercial Drivers License requirements by withholding federal funds from states that aren’t compliant.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
WATCH: IL congresswoman willing to withhold highway dollars over CDL issues | Illinois
IL Sec of State criticizes TSA fee option, extends REAL ID facility lease - The Center Square
IL Sec of State criticizes TSA fee option, extends REAL ID facility lease
(The Center Square) – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is criticizing the federal government’s plan to offer travelers without proper identification the option of paying a fee.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
IL Sec of State criticizes TSA fee option, extends REAL ID facility lease - The Center Square
WATCH: Pritzker: 'No' to state taxpayer-funded guaranteed income - The Center Square
WATCH: Pritzker: 'No' to state taxpayer-funded guaranteed income
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not planning to follow Cook County by implementing a guaranteed income program, and one Statehouse Democrat wants to prevent government
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December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
WATCH: Pritzker: 'No' to state taxpayer-funded guaranteed income - The Center Square
Disability group, coroners press governor ahead of assisted suicide decision | Illinois
Disability group, coroners press governor ahead of assisted suicide decision
(The Center Square) – A Chicago-based disability-rights organization is seeking a meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office as Illinois prepares for possible action on legislation that would legalize...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Disability group, coroners press governor ahead of assisted suicide decision | Illinois
Illinois quick hits: Another attack on CTA passenger; plaintiffs move to dismiss their ICE use ...
Illinois quick hits: Another attack on CTA passenger; plaintiffs move to dismiss their ICE use of force case
Another attack on CTA passenger
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December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Illinois quick hits: Another attack on CTA passenger; plaintiffs move to dismiss their ICE use ...
WATCH: Gun ban with SCOTUS; ICE enforcement pushback; End of life options bill with gov | Illinois
WATCH: Gun ban with SCOTUS; ICE enforcement pushback; End of life options bill with gov
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews the status of several challenges to Illinois' gun and magazine ban,
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December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
WATCH: Gun ban with SCOTUS; ICE enforcement pushback; End of life options bill with gov | Illinois
Illinois quick hits: US Steel reopening Granite City furnace; unemployment down slightly
Illinois quick hits: US Steel reopening Granite City furnace; unemployment down slightly
US Steel reopening Granite City furnace
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December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Illinois quick hits: US Steel reopening Granite City furnace; unemployment down slightly
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Panelists discuss AI initiatives, hopes for future innovation
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill | Health News Illinois
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December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pritzker remains undecided on medical aid in dying bill
Triopia school board president elected to lead Illinois Association of School Boards
Triopia school board president elected to lead Illinois Association of School Boards
Triopia school board head Tracie Sayre has been elected president of the Illinois Association of School Boards.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Triopia school board president elected to lead Illinois Association of School Boards
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
Article Summary ComEd announces details of new Low-Income Discount program to address high energy costs for low-income residents. Customers with
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December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
Article Summary A Department of Justice attorney told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration’s Chicago-area “Operation Midway Blitz”
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December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
Article Summary ComEd announces details of new Low-Income Discount program to address high energy costs for low-income residents. Customers with
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December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
ComEd launches new discount program for low-income customers
Illinois quick hits: Job training grants announced; products market moving indoors
Illinois quick hits: Job training grants announced; products market moving indoors
Job training grants announced
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December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Illinois quick hits: Job training grants announced; products market moving indoors
Illinois quick hits: Layoff announcements; Freedom Caucus criticizes library association
Illinois quick hits: Layoff announcements; Freedom Caucus criticizes library association
Layoff announcements
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December 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Illinois quick hits: Layoff announcements; Freedom Caucus criticizes library association
WATCH: U.S. Rep. Miller live; Heated rhetoric in Congress; SNAP, 'basic income' debate | Illinois
WATCH: U.S. Rep. Miller live; Heated rhetoric in Congress; SNAP, ‘basic income’ debate
(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks live with Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, about some of
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December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
WATCH: U.S. Rep. Miller live; Heated rhetoric in Congress; SNAP, 'basic income' debate | Illinois
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Panelists discuss potential guardrails for AI in healthcare, securing trust in technology
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Cancer Center plans $20.4 million expansion
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift | Health News Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Rush to expand clinical trials for cancer patients thanks to ‘major’ gift