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Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
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2 minutes ago
Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition

Law banning interchange fees also pushed back to at least next year.

Soccer player in a blue-and-red striped Barca kit with number 9, pointing with his left arm during a match, blurred crowd in background.
Sports
59 minutes ago
Polish star and former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski comes to MLS with the Chicago Fire

The Fire announced a two-year contract with Lewandowski on Monday.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
1 hour ago
Banged-up Cubs place utilityman Matt Shaw and right-hander Ethan Roberts on the IL

Shaw has a sprained left hand and Roberts is out because of elbow inflammation.

Nozzle of the tractor sprinklers sprayed. Soybean spraying.
Local
6 hours ago
Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers

“If the U.S. EPA does say it’s cancer-causing, it’s going to go on the label,” Johnson said. “But right now, there is nothing the U.S. EPA has found that says it’s a cancer-causing agent.”

Cheeseburger with bacon and melted cheese on a bun, served on a red plate with corn on the cob and patriotic decorations in the background.
IL State News
6 hours ago
Stars, stripes and shopping carts: What Americans buy for the Fourth of July in Illinois

Instacart compiled July 4th shopping trends in Illinois

A tractor sits on a Christian County farm. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
23 hours ago
‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

Rising land rent, an unstable export market and record farm debt are blamed.

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
23 hours ago
Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among laws taking effect July 1

14 new laws will begin with new fiscal year.

FILE - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, center from Chicago, Il., walks down the steps of the Capital Building with his wife, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, left, as they arrive at the Millions More Movement on the National Mall, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
IL State News
23 hours ago
Khadijah Farrakhan, ‘first lady of Nation of Islam’ as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

Khadijah Farrakhan converted to Islam in 1955, the same year that her husband joined the Chicago-based movement after being heavily influenced by Malcolm X, his friend from Boston.

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