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6 months ago
Springfield PrideFest

Thousands downtown Saturday

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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Local
6 months ago
CWLP Urges Caution on Door-to-Door Scams

Don’t fall for the hype or high-pressure tactics.

Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city.
IL State News
6 months ago
UPDATE: Severe weather, including possible tornado, leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky; 7 dead in Missouri

“We could hear and feel the vibration of the tornado coming through,” said Cromer

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Local
6 months ago
Women’s organization raises the bar for its giving

A higher amount was given through “Women for Women” this year

Emily Coffey, senior counsel of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, speaks beside Sen. Karina Villa, D-Chicago, during a Senate Executive Committee in the Statehouse on Wednesday.
IL State News
6 months ago
Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee

Advocates say measures have been overused in some municipalities

Crime
6 months ago
Man sentenced to prison on child porn charges

18 years in the Department of Corrections

Crime
6 months ago
Grand jury indicts man in Montgomery County on child porn charges

Man, still in jail, faces 15 total felony counts

A couple of passengers ride a southbound Red Line “L” train in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
6 months ago
Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air

Officials quiet on other reform plan details, funding options for transit agencies

Schnuck's Springfield
Business
6 months ago
Schnuck’s recognized as ‘Best Managed Company’

The chain is a multiple-time winner

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