Julia Kathary (right) listens to her daughter, Connie Kathary (left), talk about her day at school at a marketplace in Indianapolis, Indiana, earlier this year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Carly Gist for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
5 months ago
In the fight for youth transgender health care, Illinois remains at the forefront

“If I didn’t transition, I’m not even sure I would still be here,” Indiana high school senior says

Lake Springfield
Local
5 months ago
Blessing of the Boats Saturday at Lake Springfield

Officials to kick-off Safe Boating Season on Lake Springfield

State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, watches as her bill to ban carbon sequestration under, above or through the Mahomet Aquifer, is voted on. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
5 months ago
Bill banning carbon sequestration near Mahomet Aquifer clears General Assembly

The bill comes after recent leaks at a carbon injection site in Decatur

Sports
5 months ago
UIS baseball players earn All-Region honors

Ivan Dahlberg, Mark Kattula, Ethan Bowers

Baron
Pet of the Week
5 months ago
Meet Baron – Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

Time running out to take advantage of an adoption special!

A verdict form, left, from a Cook County jury dated May 19, 1875, officially declared Mary Todd Lincoln “insane” and ordered her commitment to a sanitarium. At right, is a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1869. (Images courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)
Local
5 months ago
After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

Bea Johnson, left, looks to her sister Kristie Sexton, right, as she is embraced by family friend Keith Adams as they stand next to Sexton's destroyed home after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
National
5 months ago
At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

The system also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, brought punishing heat to Texas and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust on an otherwise sunny day.

Students at DePaul University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment face counterprotesters in May 2024. This encampment was one of at least 130 similar campus protests last year, which highlighted concerns that Israel was engaging in human rights violations.
IL State News
6 months ago
Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

Uphill battle for legislation this session comes as Israel faces protests for its war in Gaza

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