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FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed outside of a convenience store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
IL State News
4 months ago
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients

The federal government said the previous ruling did not apply to its latest demands.

National Immigrant Justice Center attorneys Mark Fleming and Keren Zwick, right, and ACLU of Illinois attorney Michelle García speak to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago after a Feb. 13, 2026, hearing on warrantless immigration arrests amid Operation Midway Blitz. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
4 months ago
Judge rules four people arrested by ICE without warrants should be released

He also ordered Homeland Security to give notice to attorneys before releasing people from detention.

Alstat Wood Productions sits along Illinois 127 Feb. 12, 2026 in Du Quoin, Illinois, where five of the men detained were working.
IL State News
4 months ago
ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill

This marks one of the first reported mass ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois.

FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
IL State News
4 months ago
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color in major cities.

FILE - Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
Sports
4 months ago
Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual

The rapid growth of sports offerings on prediction markets — called event contracts — has captured the attention of the four major North American sports.

Rep. Robyn Gabel has filed a motion to take a second vote on a bill that would give state regulators authority to review and approve homeowners’ insurance rates in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
4 months ago
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session

Pritzker called for legislation following State Farm’s double-digit rate hike last year.

Local
4 months ago
IL bills could increase access for mental health crisis care, substance use treatment

The General Assembly has passed several massive mental healthcare plans in recent years, but people still struggle to get help during a mental health crisis.

Lincoln's Director of Tourism, Scott McCoy, said a significant portion of the grant money will go towards completing the Museum of Route 66.
Local
4 months ago
Logan County receives $465k grant for Route 66 tourism

The grant is part of the City of Lincoln and Logan County’s plan to beef up Route 66 attractions ahead of the 2026 tourism season.

Village of Moweaqua
Local
4 months ago
Residents raise concerns over police chief’s comp time in Moweaqua

The board tabled an agenda item that would change village policies about comp time and overtime.

Republican candidates for U.S. Senate participate in a debate hosted by hosted by ABC-7 Chicago in partnership with Univision and the League of Women Voters on Feb. 11, 2026. (Screenshot of ABC-7’s debate feed)
Local
4 months ago
Illinois GOP Senate candidates take stage in first major debate

The three leading candidates pitched themselves as best equipped to turn the seat red.

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