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Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Agriculture
1 week ago
‘Illinois farmers can feed Illinois’: State grant program offers assistance

With advocates estimating that as much as 95% of food consumed in Illinois is imported, a state program aims to support the local supply chain.

Miss America Cassie Donegan visits the Old State Capitol in Springfield Friday afternoon.
Local
1 week ago
There she is! Miss America visits Springfield

“Pageantry within the world of Miss America is it’s a life changer. And it changes the trajectory for many.” 

The headquarters of Commonwealth Edison, one of the state’s largest utilities, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
1 week ago
Regulators OK ComEd’s plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers

Commission calls the order an ‘important first step’ but initiates proceedings to dig deeper.

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Sports
1 week ago
Blackhawks D Louis Crevier and F Andrew Mangiapane sidelined by injuries

Crevier, a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft, has become a steady performer for Chicago in his third NHL season.

FILE - Cars pass the 95th Street Red Line Station, the train station currently the farthest south on the line and where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to extend from in 2025, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
1 week ago
Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall

The lawsuit comes days after New York City authorities filed a lawsuit seeking resumption of similar federal transit funding to the tune of $60 million.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine students learn where they will be "matching" in the medical field next year.
Education
1 week ago
SIU Med students make the perfect match

“I think we’re really proud of our students. Because we know that they have been prepared to critically think, to be emotionally intelligent, and to really embrace what it means to be a physician,” said McDowell.

Health & Wellness
1 week ago
Croke: Despite close vote, mental health referendum brought people together

Croke: It was a true bipartisan effort to get the referendum passed.

Local
1 week ago
Top House GOP lawmaker can’t survive attack from the right

Western IL district elects Freedom Party favorite Josh Higgins.

Marc Bell
Local
1 week ago
Democrat Bell back in election race for Sangamon County Sheriff

Despite withdrawal before the primary, Bell still got almost 12,000 votes because his name was still on the ballot.

Lindsey Prather, 43, was arrested this week on child sexual abuse-related allegations.
Crime
1 week ago
Former New Berlin School District employee charged for alleged sex with minor

The alleged incidents happened on or before April, 2025.

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