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The Illinois State Board of Education has released a 409-page document offering guidance to schools and districts about the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 education. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
6 days ago
Illinois State Board of Education issues AI guidance, written with help from AI

Document intended to help schools, districts navigate complex issues around emerging technology.

Thermometer against background hot, summer yellow sun. Hot weather and high air temperature.
Local
6 days ago
Central IL batters shrug off strikes, sweltering temps while swinging in the heat

The “feels like” temps are hitting the 100 mark.

FILE - Bicycles at Harvard Park school.
Local
6 days ago
Bike program teaching central Illinois kids how to ride

Weyer said the program gives children who do not own a bike access to instruction during the school day.

Health
Local
6 days ago
Pritzker signs downcoding transparency bill into law

Insurance companies will also be required to provide healthcare professionals a clear process to dispute downcoded claims within 90 days.

Microscopic view of a stained slide showing red blood cells among blue-stained tissue cells.
Health & Wellness
7 days ago
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause

Health officials have not yet definitively identified what is causing the infections.

Baseball player in a UCLA pinstriped uniform raises his index finger in celebration on the field.
Sports
7 days ago
No. 1 pick Cholowsky agrees to a $10.35 million signing bonus with White Sox, AP source says

“At the end of the day, we were most comfortable with Roch Cholowsky with our first pick, regardless of what the signing bonus was going to be,” general manager Chris Getz said Saturday.

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Crime
7 days ago
2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

A 16-year-old boy will be prosecuted as an adult, while the case against a 15-year-old girl will start in juvenile court.

FILE - Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski is thrown into the air by his teammates after his last game for the club at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis in Barcelona, Spain, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)
Sports
7 days ago
Lewandowski ready to provide big lift to the Chicago Fire

The 37-year-old, who signed a two-year contract with the Fire, knew he didn’t want to stay in Europe when his contract expired with Barcelona in May.

Gray Ford police SUV with flashing red lights, side markings read 'POLICE' and 'NOKOMIS', parked on a city street near a building entrance.
Local
1 week ago
Nokomis City Council elects to keep police department open

Nokomis will rely on the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies to help fill gaps.

Gov. JB Pritzker plays Connect 4 with children following an event to open a new sports park in Springfield on April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
1 week ago
Pritzker signs new laws on birth control, AI regulations, play-based learning

Governor signed 31 bills Friday as he continues evaluating measures.