Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rake in millions from wagers on sports and current events but pay nothing in state betting taxes and ignore regulations that govern online sportsbooks.
Investigations
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Prediction Markets Up Against Illinois’ Century-Old Gambling Law in Series of Lawsuits
Class-action lawsuits against prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi seek to make the financial giants pony up for bettors’ losses in Illinois and other states. The platforms continue to argue what they’re doing is perfectly legal.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Chicago’s Quantum Ambitions Come With a Water Question
Editor’s Note: Illinois Answers published a story last year examining the massive public investment aimed at developing the quantum industry in South Chicago. This week, we end a three-part explainer series with […]
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E. coli found in drinking water of Southern Illinois city that floods with sewage
Cahokia Heights residents have found E. coli in their drinking water through community-organized testing of samples from kitchen taps. The results raise new questions about infrastructure in a community plagued […]
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Feds accuse former Carlyle police chief of wire fraud, theft
Article Summary This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. A Metro East police chief spent more than $100,000 of public money intended to combat drug […]
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Edwardsville Officials Assured Residents on Facebook The City Had ‘No Formal Proposal’ For a Data Center — But City Emails Tell a Fuller Story
The massive facilities are a hot topic in the Metro East, as a developer, Cloverleaf, eyes three towns as possible sites. Dozens of emails obtained by Illinois Answers Project show detailed discussions between Cloverleaf and Edwardsville officials, who stress there’s nothing official.
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Chicago Police Officer ‘Inadvertently’ Fired Taser a Year Before Fatally Shooting His Partner
Officials have said Officer Carlos Baker unintentionally shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera during a chase last June. He previously reported that he mistakenly discharged his Taser after a high-speed chase that ended in a seven-vehicle crash but didn’t immediately notify dispatchers.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Chicago’s quantum hub has some of the highest state funding per job. Here’s the breakdown
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three explainers examining key issues in the 128-acre Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, or IQMP. Today, we look at the project’s potential for […]
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City Sues For Millions In Damages After ‘Worst Landowner’ Property Auction Fails
It’s the latest controversy surrounding land owned by Suzie B. Wilson and her sister Swedlana Dass, who have been caught in a legal web since a 2023 investigation by Illinois Answers Project and Block Club Chicago revealed they owed $15 million in unpaid tickets.
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Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief
Article Summary This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. CARLYLE — A search warrant executed by the FBI revealed the target of a […]
