Lights, camera, tax credits!
The new law puts Illinois just behind California and New York in terms of incentives available to filmmakers.
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Childcare access is strained in Illinois. The state’s slow background check system continues to threaten it
Chronic understaffing at DCFS and an unimplemented state law are leaving some childcare centers short-staffed.
The whistleblowers vs. the shadow prosecutors
A new trove of documents allege previously unreported misconduct and conflicts of interest by Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit.
Escapes. Fires. Rebellions. Trove of records reveals chaos inside Illinois county jails.
Illinois county jails report thousands of “extraordinary or unusual” incidents every year, but the state doesn’t keep track.
‘The wrong side of justice’
Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit has been responsible for dozens of questionable cases, while acting outside of public view and with ...
PJM’s big new data center plan: Make the states figure it out
Grid operator PJM wants states and utilities to hold data centers responsible for buying their own power — or risk ...
Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns.
New survey results show rural residents are more worried than urban and suburban Americans about the impacts of data centers.
Addicted to gambling in Illinois: ‘Someone has decided they can make money off you’
Gambling addiction has one of the highest rates of suicide, yet few resources exist for treatment.
What Compulsive Gamblers Know
Here are their stories, in their own words.
A growing community of recovering gamblers lifts each other up as formal resources lag
The resource offers hope to those in recovery from gambling addiction.
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