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Residents fill Taylorville High School for a meeting on a proposed data center.
Local
1 week ago
Christian County approves year-long restriction on data centers, carbon sequestration

County officials said these temporary restrictions will give them time to develop and finalize county ordinances.

Judge with gavel
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DeWitt Co., county clerk sued by 4 employees over alleged whistleblower violations

The complaint accuses Harris of several offenses, including misusing funds to pay bonuses, humiliating, harassing and intimidating the plaintiffs.

David Butt talks to an employee of ImpactLife in Springfield.
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Blood donor’s consistency helps save lives across central Illinois

Butt’s consistency will soon land him in the National Blood Donor Hall of Fame later this year.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association annual breakfast in Springfield on Aug. 19, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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New Illinois law establishes rules for electric bikes, scooters

Lawmakers express safety concerns over lack of regulations.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul at the Illinois State Fair in August 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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2 weeks ago
Illinois to receive up to $768M in Meta settlement over teen social media addiction

Attorney General Kwame Raoul one of many state AGs who investigated, sued Meta.

Nearly a year before more than 50 decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel, a City Council member’s office relayed residents’ concerns. (Illinois Answers Project by Casey Toner)
IL State News
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Chicago officials raised concerns about South Chicago Chapel nearly a year before discovery of 56 decomposing bodies, records show

A City Council member’s office complained to city officials twice in one week that residents were griping about odors from the business.

Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to block it from enforcing new rules that aim to restrict who is allowed to vote by mail. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
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Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules

Case follows Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump administration to proceed with restrictions.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
2 weeks ago
Cubs right-hander Ben Brown suffers setback during rehab for neck injury

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said plans to start Brown on a minor league rehab assignment are on hold after the 26-year-old experienced discomfort during a throwing session on Tuesday.

Indianapolis - Circa March 2022: Big Ten Conference logo also stylized as the Big 10 or B1G in downtown for the NCAA basketball tournament.
Sports
2 weeks ago
Big Ten leaders unanimously approve 5-year contract extension for commissioner Tony Petitti

Petitti is a former deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball and president and chief executive officer of MLB Network.

This photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium shows beluga whale Peekachu at the aquarium in Chicago, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Shedd Aquarium via AP)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium days after coming from Canada park in rescue effort

The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried to rehydrate her, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium said in a news release.

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