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Local
7 months ago
Rochester High School investing in vape detectors to curb student vaping

The vape monitors will be connected to an app, sending real-time alerts to staff when vapor is detected, including nicotine and THC. 

Springfield native Mary Disseler is a long-time volunteer at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, where she educates visitors about the legacy of America’s 16th president. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Erika Tulfo)
History
7 months ago
Penny shortage causes headaches for retailers in the Land of Lincoln

For many Illinoisans, it’s a sentimental ending to see “Honest Abe’s” coin disappear.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sports
7 months ago
Shelby Miller agrees to $2.5 million, 2-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, AP source says

Miller has agreed to a $2.5 million, two-year contract with Chicago, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical.

IL State News
7 months ago
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients

The federal government said the previous ruling did not apply to its latest demands.

National Immigrant Justice Center attorneys Mark Fleming and Keren Zwick, right, and ACLU of Illinois attorney Michelle García speak to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago after a Feb. 13, 2026, hearing on warrantless immigration arrests amid Operation Midway Blitz. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
7 months ago
Judge rules four people arrested by ICE without warrants should be released

He also ordered Homeland Security to give notice to attorneys before releasing people from detention.

Alstat Wood Productions sits along Illinois 127 Feb. 12, 2026 in Du Quoin, Illinois, where five of the men detained were working.
IL State News
7 months ago
ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill

This marks one of the first reported mass ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois.

FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
IL State News
7 months ago
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color in major cities.

FILE - Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
Sports
7 months ago
Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual

The rapid growth of sports offerings on prediction markets — called event contracts — has captured the attention of the four major North American sports.

Rep. Robyn Gabel has filed a motion to take a second vote on a bill that would give state regulators authority to review and approve homeowners’ insurance rates in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
7 months ago
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session

Pritzker called for legislation following State Farm’s double-digit rate hike last year.

Local
7 months ago
IL bills could increase access for mental health crisis care, substance use treatment

The General Assembly has passed several massive mental healthcare plans in recent years, but people still struggle to get help during a mental health crisis.