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FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
Crime
11 months ago
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in Chicago

Speculation about a deal has been percolating for months, as behind-the-scenes negotiations have progressed quietly and slowly.

This woman is wanted in a theft and forgery investigation
Crime
11 months ago
Crime of the Week: Help wanted identifying theft, forgery suspect

Woman used fake passport to withdraw $7,000 from a bank account

Main entrance to the Champaign County Courthouse
IL State News
11 months ago
Champaign County, AFSCME Local 900 reach tentative deal, averting strike

Both union members and the Champaign County Board must still vote on the deal

Will Oberg, UIS assistant baseball coach,
Sports
11 months ago
Oberg named UIS assistant baseball coach

Oberg started as a graduate assistant, attended UIS

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Local
11 months ago
AgeLinc: Don’t use Senior Farmers’ Market coupons

AgeLinc: Funding delay is to blame

Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the federal SNAP program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
11 months ago
Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans

New requirements mandate state pay for a greater share of program

Business
11 months ago
Concern over small businesses in downtown Springfield closing

Leaders say help is available, while at least one business owner claims “empty promises”

AFSCME workers on strike
IL State News
11 months ago
Champaign County workers threaten strike over low wages, rising health costs

Champaign County government employees are prepared to walk off the job on Wednesday if ongoing contract negotiations fail to produce a deal, according to union officials.

Sangamon County Coroner Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Local
11 months ago
Sangamon County Coroner receives national accreditation for excellence in service

Jim Allmon’s office is the first in downstate Illinois to receive such accreditation

Soybeans damaged by dicambra herbicide
Agriculture
11 months ago
U of I drones detect soybean damage from Dicamba Drift at microscopic levels

High-tech cameras mounted on drones make detecting damage from the herbicide less difficult than before