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Journalist reporting for @thecentersquare in Springfield, IL. | Any tips — sreed@thecentersquare.com | #twill

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Sean Reed is currently a full-time reporter working for The Center Square in the Illinois State Capitol

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Illinois lawmakers seek to regulate, tax prediction markets amid federal lawsuit

Illinois lawmakers seek to regulate, tax prediction markets amid federal lawsuit

(The Center Square) - Illinois may soon allow prediction markets to operate in the state, but lawmakers and t…

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Illinois housing affordability efforts pit tax cuts against new spending

Illinois housing affordability efforts pit tax cuts against new spending

(The Center Square) - As homeownership may be growing out of reach for many young residents, Illinois lawmake…

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Illinois bill could seize tipped‑wage control for state, undermining Chicago mayor

Illinois bill could seize tipped‑wage control for state, undermining Chicago mayor

(The Center Square) - Illinois lawmakers advanced a measure that would strip cities like Chicago of the power…

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Authorities investigate unfounded threats against NIU, Kent State

Authorities investigate unfounded threats against NIU, Kent State

Editor's Note: This article was updated at 3 p.m. Monday to include additional information on the ongoing inv…

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Faculty union dishes out messages to Freeman before talks resume Thursday

Faculty union dishes out messages to Freeman before talks resume Thursday

DeKALB - The United Faculty Alliance (UFA) of the University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100, the union…

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Pritzker signs 62 new laws, many not in effect until 2027

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By Sean Reed Verified
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(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of bills into law on Friday and over the weekend, with the 62 new laws set to take effect over the next year. Of the laws signed, dozens already have or will take effect this week.
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Chicago officials pick apart parking meter deal, buyer’s ICE deportation ties Original

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By Sean Reed Verified
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(The Center Square) – A private $2.53 billion sale of the parking meter system in Chicago was put under a microscope by city council late last week, with aldermen looking for answers about the deal and why information was kept from them. James Wyper, a senior managing director at Stonepeak, a New York based investment firm looking to buy the city’s meters, sought to sell the deal to the council during the hearing.
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Illinois sued over prediction market law imposing new taxes, regulations Original

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By Sean Reed Verified
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(The Center Square) – A lawsuit against a new Illinois law taxing prediction markets has been filed in federal court, presenting a challenge state lawmakers expected before they passed the measure. Kalshi, a company with a prediction-based platform that allows users to place wagers on the outcome of real-life events, seeks to block the state law from taking effect Wednesday.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! We had one in the office at my college paper. We wrote and copy edited a parody article with it.

How is social media changing news?

In about a billion ways. My favorite is the diversity of how a story can be told.

Why did you become a journalist?

To oversee and to be overinformed.
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