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2026 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Krista Phillips of Effingham County.
Agriculture
5 months ago
Miss Illinois County Fair Queen selected

Phillips described the moment her name was announced as Miss Illinois County Fair Queen as “surreal. I didn’t think my name would even be called,” she said.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) runs from Detroit Lions linebacker al-Quadin Muhammad (96) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
5 months ago
Caleb Williams’ ‘ridiculous’ TD pass draws raves from his coach and teammates after Bears’ loss

Chicago, IL (AP) – Caleb Williams’ last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down […]

Bears vs Rams
Sports
5 months ago
Rams shake off wild, late TD pass by Caleb Williams, beat Bears 20-17 in OT to reach NFC title game

Chicago, IL (AP) – Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay shot knowing glances at each […]

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is the primary administrator of the state’s Medicaid program. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
5 months ago
Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes

New federal law will restrict a key revenue stream used to pay state’s share of Medicaid costs.

A political action committee supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s Senate campaign launched its first ad this week, though a lapse in federal disclosure requirements briefly grounded the effort. (Screenshot from Illinois Future PAC YouTube video)
IL State News
5 months ago
PAC supporting Stratton’s Senate candidacy launches long-awaited ad

The ad had to be revised after a rival campaign flagged federal disclosure violations.

: An excerpt of the lawsuit filed by five states against the federal government for its plan to freeze $10 billion in funding that helps to ensure access to child care. (Illustration by Capitol News Illinois, highlight added)
IL State News
5 months ago
States say paperwork tied to $10B funding freeze is an intentionally ‘impossible task’

Letters sent to the state cite unspecific claims of fraud and demand large amounts of documents to justify receiving benefits.

Ted Dabrowski pitches his candidacy for governor as his primary opponents – video gambling mogul Rick Heidner, former state Sen. Darren Bailey and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick – listen during a forum sponsored by the Tazewell County Republican Party on Jan. 15, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)
IL State News
5 months ago
Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time

The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.

Jason Keller, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor, speaks at a seminar about recent findings of a report on pay equity in Illinois. The report is the first released since a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act required certain business owners to report wage and demographic data. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
5 months ago
Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report

Analysis of wage and demographic data from Illinois businesses shows some improvement, but inequity remains.

Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of a Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak at the Democratic National Convention.
National
5 months ago
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir recounts her journey after her son’s abduction by Hamas

“I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator who now lives in Jerusalem, said in a statement.

Protesters confront federal immigration officers outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
National
5 months ago
Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

Minnesota and Illinois, joined by their largest cities, sued the Trump administration this week.

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