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University of Illinois Chicago listed among least affordable Illinois institutions for in-state students in 2023

By Prairie State Wire | 11 months ago

College costs for in-state students at the University of Illinois Chicago, in Chicago, were $14,338 in 2023, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Gov. Pritzker pulls plug on Chicago mayor's migrant camp site in Brighton Park

By Prairie State Wire | 1 year ago

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has withdrawn support for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed site to accommodate 2,000 asylum-seeking migrants in a winterized tent encampment. The decision came after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) reviewed an environmental study commissioned by City Hall.

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Is your public official a crook? State police want to know

By Prairie State Wire | 1 year ago

The Illinois State Police special investigations unit has launched a new online tip line to solicit information from the public regarding potential misconduct by local officials. The unit focuses primarily on investigating public corruption and criminal misconduct carried out by elected officials, government bureaucrats, and political appointees at all levels of government.

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Illinois Rifle Association's Pearson says HB4150 is 'designed to destroy the firearms industry’

By Prairie State Wire | 3 years ago

The head of the Illinois State Rifle Association is pushing back against a bill that would allow civil penalties for those who handled weapons later used in a violent crime.

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Chicago area has highest ‘equity-rich’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By Prairie State Wire | 7 years ago

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.