Report: Unelected officials take top salaries

(The Center Square) – Some of the highest-paid state executives across the country in 2025 were unelected education officials, according to a new report.

Businesses use RICO against alleged litigation abuses

(The Center Square) – Companies are turning to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to fight alleged litigation fraud.

Expert: School districts should justify administrative spending before seeking more funds

(The Center Square) – Illinois school districts are asking taxpayers for additional funding as some superintendents receive compensation approaching $600,000, prompting questions about whether districts are sufficiently scrutinizing administrative spending before seeking more money from taxpayers.

Pennsylvania gunman who killed 8 was grandfather who seemed normal, victim relatives say

The Erie, Pennsylvania, gunman was a "good guy" before he "started going downhill," killing eight people and himself, a friend of a victim said.

Inside Skid Row as unlikely critics blast Dems for LA's homeless hellscape and more top headlines

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Suspect in deadly Philadelphia police ambush faces 76 charges, ordered held without bail

A Philadelphia man faces 76 charges, including murder, after allegedly ambushing police officers, killing one and wounding another, according to officials.

Illinois tax burden up $85.6 billion under Pritzker as he enacts 63 tax and fee hikes

The past six fiscal years represent the six highest state tax burdens in Illinois in over 30 years.

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3 problems remain in mayor’s revised Chicago renter ordinance

The Protecting Renters Ordinance risks hurting affordability.

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Illinois public college tuition 9th-highest in U.S. despite highest per-student spending

Every public university in Indiana charges less in tuition and fees than every one in Illinois.

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Population loss could cost Illinois a second seat in Congress under Pritzker

Data suggest the state is on pace to lose a U.S. representative in 2030.

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