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Robotic hand holding a glowing AI 'Accelerated' sign against a dark blue background—tech AI theme.
IL State News
17 hours ago
With new Democratic Congress incoming, Pritzker calls for federal AI regulations

Governor says new action should build on what states like Illinois have already done.

Pinckneyville Correctional Center is pictured in southern Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
17 hours ago
IDOC worker who embezzled $125K sentenced to 2 months in prison

Federal government sought prison time given the “the brazenness” by which the former Pinckneyville Correctional Center payroll tech committed her crimes.

Tim Rice, an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services retiree who receives cancer treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, worries about his future care after BJC HealthCare announced it will drop his Aetna Medicare Advantage plan in 2027. (Olivia Luesing for Southern Illinois Source)
IL State News
17 hours ago
BJC HealthCare, Aetna agree to extend access for southern Illinois retirees

One year deal will allow state retirees who are TRAIL participants to maintain access to BJC providers.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, left, and Gov. JB Pritzker, center, listen to a speaker at a news conference in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
18 hours ago
Pritzker appeals FEMA’s decision to deny Illinois disaster aid

Pritzker said Congress should ensure FEMA doesn’t make decisions based on a state’s political leanings.

A federal grand jury returned a 10-count superseding indictment against 33-year-old Austin Knoob of Carbondale this week; his arraignment on the superseding indictment is scheduled for Nov. 12 at the federal courthouse in Benton. (File photo by Jackson Brandhorst, for Southern Illinois Source)
IL State News
18 hours ago
Former Carbondale bar owner, teacher’s aide faces new charges in child sexual exploitation case

10-count indictment adds three alleged victims to case that included a girl’s account of sexual exploitation and violent online groups.

Penny Nũnez-Brandão sits in class during her first day of school at Glen Cove Elementary on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Vallejo. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada)
Education
18 hours ago
School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead

Studies from the University of Chicago show that academically, displaced students often suffer long-term drops in reading and math.

FILE - A patient walks down a hallway at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C., March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Health & Wellness
18 hours ago
As Veterans Affairs expands automation, it commits more errors on veterans’ claims

The American Legion conducted reviews in 2025 at VA regional offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico and Louisville, Kentucky.

Central Illinois Foodbank
Local
19 hours ago
Fifty tons of pork headed to Illinois food banks

While more than fifty tons of pork will be distributed statewide, only about 3,000 pounds are for the 21 counties served by Central Illinois Foodbank.

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