(The Center Square) – Illinois is known for having high property and corporate taxes, but it is also one of the few states that imposes estate taxes. The estate tax is imposed on a decedent’s estate, ...

(WASHINGTON) — Ahead of expected talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, the State Department pushed back on the idea that the discussion would be a negotiation over Tehran’s ...

Metro unemployment rates updated The unemployment rate decreased in eleven metro areas and increased in one for the year ending February, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department ...

(The Center Square) – Despite some pushback from county clerks in the state, some Illinois lawmakers want to control how some aspects of voting are done during elections. State Rep. Nabeela Syed, ...

Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The battle over taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a dispute over South Carolina’s ...

(The Center Square) – Critics say rules to label all artificial intelligence-made content in Illinois Senate Bill 150 could hurt political debate. American Civil Liberties Union’s Stephen Ragan argued ...

“The Foreign Ministry expresses Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the Israeli occupation authorities’ announcement on the establishment of an agency that aims to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip ...

(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop reviews the back and forth over President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin ...

A northern Illinois town hall hosted by Congressman Sean Casten had to be shut down by police. The Democratic legislator from Downers Grove was interrupted several times by pro-Palestinian protestors.

(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) appears to have taken down a webpage from the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) that included an advisory on gun violence. In June 2024 ...

Storms Friday Severe storms are expected to roll through Illinois Friday night. The line of thunderstorms will affect western Illinois around 8 p.m. and move rapidly across the state. Strong winds ...

Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on champagne and other alcohol products from the European Union, escalating a global trade ...