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Elmore Wonsley, center, speaks next to attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
National
2 months ago
Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds ‘undetermined’ cause of death

Without further information, the pathologist wrote he “cannot rule out if any intervening nonaccidental factors contributed to or caused the death of Nolan Wells,” according to the attorney.

State Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman, D-Plainfield, is sworn in after being appointed to complete the term of ex-Rep. Harry Benton and replace him on the November ballot. (Photo courtesy of the Will County Democratic Party)
IL State News
2 months ago
Jessica Dixon Heitman appointed to ex-Rep. Harry Benton’s seat

Granddaughter of late U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon is choice of local Democratic Party insiders.

Republican lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Del Mar speaks inside the Illinois Capitol on July 20, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
2 months ago
Bailey seeks to classify any organization receiving $10K in state grants as a ‘public body’

Move would subject those orgs to open meetings, FOIA laws; Pritzker campaign calls it a stunt that would hurt small nonprofits.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
2 months ago
Cubs reliever Trent Thornton hoping to avoid IL after he was struck on heel by comebacker

“I got very lucky,” he said. “Definitely a lot of positive signs today.”

Scholarship money
Local
2 months ago
Illinois leaders urge governor to opt into federal scholarship tax credit program before 2027 launch

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program, signed into law last year, allows individual taxpayers to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 annually for donations made to qualified Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).

student loan
Local
2 months ago
Federal student loan changes add hurdles for borrowers, parents

The SAVE plan, a Biden-era program that offered lower monthly student loan repayments, has also ended. Borrowers who were enrolled must choose a new repayment plan.

Terry Nydegger, middle
Local
2 months ago
New Berlin chief of police killed in car accident in Wisconsin

Nydegger had been on the village board since 1983, served as a medic for the SWAT team, served on the Sangamon County dive team, and was constantly giving back to the community.

Screenshot taken from body camera video of an Illinois State Police trooper who captured the fatal shooting Rachel Tarrence by another trooper on Jan. 4, 2026, in the drive-thru window of an East St. Louis liquor store. (Photo from ISP website)
IL State News
2 months ago
Prosecutors decline to charge Illinois State Police trooper in fatal shooting of mother of 3

The ruling comes after a 6-month investigation into whether the use of force was lawful.

Not long after sunset, visitors will find thousands of stars popping out of the heavens in the Galaxy Loop of the Dark Forest Trail in the Middle Park Forest Preserve. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Julia Levy)
IL State News
2 months ago
‘Surreal’: Illinois’ only International Dark Sky Place attracts tourists worldwide

The legislature in recent years has taken steps to limit light pollution.

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