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Parent Place Executive Director Bridgett Hammen with State Farm Agent Mark Cortesi on the Diaper Drive

By Jane Cochran December 15, 2023 6:16 pm
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A protester yells at police and federal officers during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
IL State News
30 minutes ago
What we know about National Guard deployment in Chicago and Portland

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president authorized using the Illinois National Guard members, citing what she called “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” that local leaders have not quelled.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, right, walks along protester that was detained near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
20 minutes ago
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

Local
1 day ago
Memorial offers national clinical trials right here in Springfield

Cancer patients should talk to their primary care physician or medical oncologist if interested.

Tracey Ambrose is the "Portrait of Hope" for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.
Health & Wellness
3 days ago
The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is October 12th

Walk to raise awareness, unite communities, and contribute to life-saving research and programs.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 days ago
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says

Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morning that the troops would be called up.

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