Monday, August 31, 2026
Last fall’s “Operation Midway Blitz” campaign to remove the “worst of the worst” was more hype than reality, a Chicago Sun-Times / WBEZ analysis has found. Immigration officers were often more successful at detaining serious criminals before and after the high-profile mass deportation campaign in Chicago nearly one year ago.
Illinois will receive up to $768 million from a multi-state $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — the culmination of a three-year legal battle brought by state attorneys general.
Nearly 40% of legal professionals estimate losing four or more hours of billable work each week because of administrative tasks, according to new data from professional business platform 8am.
A state investigation has resulted in a company paying over $74,000 after officials found that employees working on a public works project in Lake County were shorted pay.
Opportunity Financial is looking to obtain a national bank charter through a $130 million deal to acquire BNCCORP and its subsidiary BNC National Bank, a nationally chartered commercial bank in Arizona.