Armbruster exhibit at ALPLM
History
10 months ago
Armbruster’s 150-year legacy highlighted in new exhibit at ALPLM

The ALPLM exhibit shows the company’s evolution from crafting wagon covers for pioneers to making tents for state fairs, movie sets, and military operations.

Jeremy Register
Crime
10 months ago
CRIME STOPPERS: Help needed to locate missing 36-year-old Springfield man

Register is white, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. 

JB Pritzker holds up Fight for $15 t-shirt at the Illinois State Capitol
Local
10 months ago
Illinois’ minimum wage to increase to $15 on Jan. 1, completing 6-year transition

2019 minimum wage law was Pritzker’s first major legislative victory.

ISP trooper Clay Carns
Local
10 months ago
An Illinois State Police trooper is dead after a roadside crash outside Chicago

Trooper Clay Carns was on I-55 roughly 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) outside Chicago around 9:45 p.m. Monday when he spotted debris on the roadway.

Cat eating
National
10 months ago
Oregon cat died after eating bird flu-contaminated pet food. Recall includes Illinois.

The product was sold through distributors in 12 states, including Illinois, and Canada’s British Columbia.

Illinois Commerce Commission
Local
11 months ago
Regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases

Decision comes after state rejected utilities’ original grid plans last year 

Home Alone house in Winnetka, IL
Lifestyle
11 months ago
Can American families afford the current prices of iconic holiday movie homes?

From the ‘Home Alone’ house in Winnetka, Illinois, to the ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ home in Long Island, New York, these films showcase now-iconic homes where characters celebrate the season’s joys. Could today’s average American afford to buy one of these homes?

Capitol
Local
11 months ago
Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2025

They include digital driver’s licenses, salary transparency and health insurance changes.

Union members rally at the Illinois Capitol in November to call for pension reform.
Local
11 months ago
State lawmakers consider Tier 2 pension changes as new session approaches

Public employee unions seeking changes to Tier 2 retirement system.

Pet of the Week
11 months ago
Meet Pippin – Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

Pippin loves to play in the play yard and walks nicely on a leash. She’s a friendly girl who loves being with her human friends. This nice young girl will make a wonderful companion for walks and snuggles.