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A Chicago Transit Authority bus leaves a stop on the city’s North Side. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Local
2 hours ago
Transportation overhaul taking shape with toll increase, new board appointees

Toll hike part of deal with labor leaders to boost public transportation funding in Chicago.
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WNBA
Sports
2 hours ago
Sex toys tossed on court interrupt WNBA games in Chicago and LA in replay of 2025 incidents

There were similar incidents last season in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. Some of the incidents resulted in arrests.

Ball Chatham Schools logo on a district building
Local
3 hours ago
Ball-Chatham School District addresses 2 safety incidents at Glenwood schools

“We are grateful to the students who spoke up today,” wrote Lamon.

Sports
1 day ago
Best Chicago Bears fantasy performances last season

Stacker compiled a list of the best Chicago Bears fantasy performances in 2025

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 day ago
Possible ComEd 4 retrial up in the air months after 7th Circuit ordered prison release for 2

Judge proposes February 2027 trial date for defendants McClain, Pramaggiore.

The former PNC Bank Building on Old State Capitol Plaza in Springfield.
Local
1 day ago
Former downtown Springfield bank building sold

Chris Stone already has the building mostly full.

Ambulance
Local
1 day ago
Route 10 fatal crash in Clinton leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized

Illinois State Police and sheriff’s deputies report that an eastbound vehicle and a westbound vehicle collided on Route 10.

The Animal Protective League in Springfield suffered extensive damage from severe weather Wednesday night.
Local
1 day ago
Animal Protective League continues fundraising efforts after June’s tornado damage

Back in June, an EF-1 tornado hit the APL, causing major damage to its building and forcing the organization to relocate its animals.

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