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A Chicago bus stop advertises the state’s gambling addiction helpline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
21 hours ago
Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblers

The changes could open new ways to self-ban through mail, online or through provider referrals.

Sports
21 hours ago
Wheaton snaps Mount Union’s 85-game, regular-season win streak by blocking a PAT in closing seconds

Wheaton also snapped Mount Union’s streak of 38 straight season-opening wins in their Division III matchup.

A farmer applies fertilizer to his field.
Local
22 hours ago
Farmers face high input costs ahead of harvest season

Fertilizer, fuel and equipment expenses squeeze budgets before crops are sold.

A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
22 hours ago
Northern Illinois Transit Authority launches despite downstate funding concerns

NITA takes over CTA, Metra and Pace services.

Local
22 hours ago
Another chain restaurant on Springfield’s South Dirksen Parkway – Red Lobster – bites the dust

Not even the CEO’s ties to Springfield can save the local Red Lobster.

Bank merger
Local
2 days ago
A new name for banking in Springfield

Parent companies of Hickory Point, First Financial are combining.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says it can withhold details of the death of a child in its care until a criminal investigation and trial are completed, which can take years. (File photo/Capitol News Illinois)
Local
3 days ago
State audit finds child protection agency made progress, but was still noncompliant with 2020 law

DCFS points to improvements in two-year period since 2022 audit.

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom greets a friend before a WNBA basketball game between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
3 days ago
Sky owner Michael Alter calls Enes Kanter Freedom lawsuit ‘meritless and frivolous’

Freedom is alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was ejected from the Sky’s WNBA game against the Indiana Fever on Aug. 23.

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