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Mushroom
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

Calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year.

Agriculture
2 years ago
Illinois crop progress and condition report

Corn and soybeans ahead of five-year average.

Power outage CWLP
Local
2 years ago
More than 3,000 without power in Springfield after morning storms move through

Outages are across nine circuits mostly on the north end of Springfield.

An infant and audience member sit in the crowd of a news conference in Chicago’s Fulton Market District neighborhood. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 5142 into law, with the hope of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates across the state.
Health & Wellness
2 years ago
Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion

State-regulated insurance plans will be required to cover midwife services next year.

FBI- Special Agent Johnson
Crime
2 years ago
There’s a new special agent in charge at the FBI in Springfield

Johnson has worked battling crimes against children, violent gangs, transnational organized crime.

Steve McMichael
Sports
2 years ago
Bears great Steve McMichael gets his Hall of Fame moment as he battles ALS

McMichael is in the advanced stages of ALS and won’t be able to make the trip from Homer Glen, Illinois, to Canton, Ohio, for his induction Saturday.

Bodycam video - Sonya Massey on porch with deputy
Local
2 years ago
With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say

“Combined with a track record of DUIs, it would be enough to do further examination as to whether or not he would be a good fit.” – Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum

Homes
Local
2 years ago
Most expensive homes for sale in Springfield, Illinois

Stacker compiled a list of the most expensive homes in Springfield, Illinois listed for sale on realtor.com.

JB Pritzker on DNC security
Local
2 years ago
Chicago police chief says out-of-town police won’t be posted in city neighborhoods during DNC

As many as 500 officers, mostly from Illinois agencies, will travel to Chicago to boost DNC security