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Covers:  State politics, government affairs, education, and energy
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

Sean Reed’s Journalist Portfolio

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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Johnson open to budget hard lines, rules out property tax increase Original

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By Sean Reed Verified
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(The Center Square) – In an opening move toward budget negotiations in Chicago, a coalition of aldermen have sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson calling on him to exclude multiple potential measures that could directly raise taxes in the city. The Chicago City Council’s “Budget Accountability Coalition,” a group of 29 aldermen, sent a letter to Johnson Monday setting ground rules for working with the mayor’s office in adjusting and passing the 2027 fiscal year budget..
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Labor backs Amtrak project as community concern climbs

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By Sean Reed Verified
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(The Center Square) – Labor leaders in Chicago are backing plans to create a new Amtrak maintenance facility on the city’s South Side, despite controversy and local uproar over the project. The Chicago Federation of Labor last week announced alongside Amtrak officials that it supports the $900 million facility proposed for an existing rail yard near Bridgeport, citing the job creation and impact the project will have on Bridgeport and the surrounding area.
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Labor backs Amtrak project as community concern climbs

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By Sean Reed Verified
| The Center Square Verified
(The Center Square) – Labor leaders in Chicago are backing plans to create a new Amtrak maintenance facility on the city’s South Side, despite controversy and local uproar over the project. The Chicago Federation of Labor last week announced alongside Amtrak officials that it supports the $900 million facility proposed for an existing rail yard near Bridgeport, citing the job creation and impact the project will have on Bridgeport and the surrounding area.
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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.