Friday, April 24, 2026
A "millionaire tax" proposal floated in the Illinois House failed to gain enough traction in Springfield this week, making it increasingly unlikely that voters will be asked to approve the measure in November.
The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, but changes the way it’s regulated.
Lawmakers emphasized the need for transparency about how much water data centers use to cool their facilities at the final of three data center-focused hearings in the House Executive Committee.
Two additional official misconduct charges have been filed against a former administrator of the Knox County jail accused of diverting more than $100,000 from the jail commissary account for personal use.
A federal judge has sentenced a metro-east businessman to three years of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and a $9,500 fine for bank fraud as part of a yearslong scheme with his brother-in-law that involved derelict homes.