Illinois EPA awards $12.6M to build initial wave of EV chargers

chicagobusiness.com Illinois currently has 1,156 public EV-charging stations with 2,896 charging ports, according to federal data. That’s up from 900 charging stations about 18 months ago but…

Group Challenges Arkansas Law That Would Criminalize Access to Some Books

nytimes.com Nate Coulter, the executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, which is part of a coalition suing to overturn a law that could impose criminal penalties on…

The Margin: Book bans: Illinois poised to be first state to punish libraries that remove titles

marketwatch.com Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is about sign a bill that would block the state’s community and public school libraries from receiving funding if they ban books — the first…

Biden hopes to get re-elected with a little help from his friends

nbcnews.com He’s 80 years old. He’s got a demanding day job. And he was never the world’s most electric campaigner to begin with. To win re-election, President Joe Biden is planning to…

What if Joe Biden decided against running for re-election?

economist.com P is literally living history. With every passing day he sets a new record for oldest president—the sole octogenarian ever to occupy the Oval Office. When he began his…

Illinois legislature sends bill reforming property tax sale system to Gov. J.B. Pritzker

chicagotribune.com Illinois’ property tax sale system is slated for reform now that a Senate bill amendment backed by the Cook County treasurer’s office and the Chicago Community Trust has…

Illinois wants to make influencers pay their kids but doesn't know how

newsweek.com Illinois is poised to pass a state bill that would entitle children of social media influencers to a percentage of their parents' earnings, but the law would likely rely on…