Beware DMV text scam: Fraudsters posing as the Illinois DMV are sending “final notice” messages threatening license suspensions to steal your data — find out how to protect yourself.
Uneven media literacy instruction: Three years after Illinois pioneered a high school media literacy law, a UIS survey finds class time ranges from a one-hour session to multiple weeks, with schools lacking funding, training and oversight — learn what gaps persist.
Quantum leap in Illinois: Infleqtion’s $50 M public-private partnership will build the first utility-scale neutral-atom quantum computer in Chicago—targeting 100 logical qubits and thousands of atom qubits to anchor its new HQ — find out how it will power the next era of computing.
Illinois strengthens pay equity: Gov. Pritzker has signed HB 2488, removing the outdated federal EEO-1 form from the Equal Pay Registration process and streamlining pay transparency reporting in Illinois — find out what this means for employers.
Illinois keeps LGBTQ+ 988 services: As the national lifeline ended its dedicated youth counselors this week, Illinois will still offer specialized 988 support to over 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth callers each month — learn what this means for those in crisis.
Other Illinois headlines this week
- New law reduces Illinoisans’ SNAP benefits
- Unemployment claims in Illinois declined
- DuPage County confirms third West Nile infection
- Grandstand lineup announced for Illinois State Fair
- Jewel-Osco recalls deli items over Listeria risk
- Illinois home insurance rates to rise 27%
