Pregnancy Resource Centers Fight Against Mandatory Abortion Referrals in Illinois

The hard-fought battle to protect the rights of pregnant mothers and their preborn babies continued last week in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Treto. NIFLA disputes an Illinois law that forces pro-life pregnancy...

Atlas Door Repair Expands 24/7 Emergency Services to Serve Commercial Centers Across Illinois and Florida

Strategic multi-city expansion improves emergency response times and compliance for automatic and sliding doors in underserved regions PLAINFIELD, Ill. and LAKELAND, Fla. and INTERLACHEN, Fla., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Door Repair, a...

Money & Me‘Seeing our business break even has been a milestone'

Sisters Chandini and Chanchal Guria came together to work on their passion for health and bootstrapped their business, Ekaya Wellness Studio, in Dubai last year. The yoga and Pilates instructors previously had separate careers, with Chandini, 34,...

Personal information leaked for nearly 1,000 people after phishing scam at Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Personal information for 933 people, including 564 Illinois residents, was compromised according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The department said that HFS was the target of a phishing...

State Sen. Rose on Illinois budget: Gov. Pritzker has 'raised the spending in this state by $15 billion'

Chapin Rose, a state senator, said that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has increased state spending by $15 billion during his tenure. This assertion was made during an interview. "Six years, J.B. Pritzker has been governor," said Rose, according...

Tips and tricks for advisors seeking to grow their business

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. A good advisor works to stay informed on the latest economic trends, market demographic changes and new strategies for growing their clients' investments. But it can...

China's rare-earth delays causing 'shock' to US industries

00:00 Speaker A President Trump and China's Xi Jinping have agreed on an in-person meeting during a call this week. While talks are a welcome sign for relations between the two nations, China's ongoing restrictions on rare earth minerals have...

Missouri, Illinois Hooters Close—No Heads-Up Given

I can't say it was a big surprise, but it sure was sudden. There is confirmation that Hooters just shut down locations in Missouri and Illinois this week with no warning whatsoever. I started hearing friends in Missouri pass along the word that...

The Best Social Media Posts

It was just like the Twitter of previous on Thursday, as customers on the location now generally known as X reveled on the jaw-dropping and really public “large, stunning breakup” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The totally predictable cut up...

Illinois Congressman Fights to Protect Rock Island Arsenal Jobs and National Security

Congressman Eric Sorensen of Illinois pressed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on proposed job cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Sorensen voiced concern that reducing the Arsenal’s workforce could threaten...

State Sen. Plummer on failure to address utility bill increases: 'This is catastrophic for Illinois families'

Jason Plummer, senator for Illinois' 55th District, has attributed the current utility cost crisis to prioritizing environmentalist policies over practical solutions that could benefit residents of Illinois. "This is catastrophic for Illinois...

Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education Business Services Committee met June 3

Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education Business Services Committee met June 3. Here is the agenda provided by the committee: A. Business Services Discussion Items 1. Strategic Plan Update - Goal 5 Submitted By: Jo Ann...

Illinois to invest $500 million in site-readiness initiatives to boost economic development

Governor Pritzker Awards 27 Equitable Energy Future Grants, Launches Application for Round Three of Program

Grant funding supports Illinois' growing clean energy workforce CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced 27 awards totaling $23 million through the Equitable Energy...

Maduro Government Pledges to Defend Venezuelans Following Trump’s Travel Ban

Members of Venezuela’s security forces at the Simón Bolívar International Airport wait outside a jet carrying the latest group of repatriated Venezuelans. (Gov’t of Venezuela) Mexico City, Mexico, June 6, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – President...

Illinois carrier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

AZA Transportation, a Chicagoland-area trucking company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois last month, according to court filings. The carrier, which reported having 70...

Two Alexandrias: Abdel Rahman Elnoubi's journey from his hometown to US politics

Councilman Abdel Rahman Elnoubi's personal history is essentially a tale of two cities: now a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, his family hails from Alexandria, Egypt, a city founded almost 2,000 years before European settlers landed in what...

Chicago aims to reenact grocery tax; suburbs consider sales tax hikes

(The Center Square) – About 200 municipalities have plans to reimpose Illinois’ grocery tax locally, and the state’s largest city may be among those joining the group. Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved the Jan. 1, 2026, elimination of the one-percent...

Chicago Quantum Exchange Appoints Jean-Luc Cambier to Lead The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub

Cambier brings deep federal R&D experience, will also serve as CQE’s in-house technical lead June 5, 2025 — The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has appointed Dr. Jean-Luc Cambier as the Regional Innovation Officer of The Bloch Quantum, the US...

Illinois Democrats pass $55B budget; GOP criticizes tax hikes and exclusion

State Representative Kevin Schmidt (IL) | Representative Kevin Schmidt (R) 114th DistrictState Representative Kevin Schmidt (IL) | Representative Kevin Schmidt (R) 114th District The Illinois House Democrats have passed a $55.2 billion budget for...