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Local
3 weeks ago
Alderman explains demolition vote

Alderman Ralph Hanauer states why they chose the pricier option for the contractor to assist in demolition.

A press conference was held Wednesday at Navy Pier in Chicago to outline how Illinois will mark America's 250th birthday.
History
3 weeks ago
Plans in the works for Illinois to mark America’s 250th birthday

History, art, natural beauty, and more will be part of the state celebration.

Peggy Finley (left) and Peter Cadigan (right).
Crime
3 weeks ago
EMS workers accused of killing Earl Moore Jr. will be tried separately

Judge gives two weeks to prosecutors to decide who to try first.

Local
3 weeks ago
Springfield Police receives $56,000 for overtime, $3 million for co-responder program

Helps traffic enforcement and mental health initiative.

FILE - Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Appeals court weighs release of immigration detainees to electronic monitoring

Meanwhile, protesters, clergy and news orgs to end litigation over riot control weapons.

FILE - Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks up on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Michigan State hires Pat Fitzgerald with 5-year, $30 million contract after he talked with 8 schools

The former Northwestern coach and All-America linebacker signed an incentive-laden, five-year, $30 million contract to lead the Spartans back to relevance.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) celebrates his team's win over the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Sports
3 weeks ago
From worst to first: How the Patriots and Bears topped the NFL standings

It’s been more than three decades since the two teams that earned the top playoff seeds in each conference had missed the postseason the previous year.

Leon and Mercedes Wells hold their newborn daughter Alena at their home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, Ill. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Health & Wellness
3 weeks ago
Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities

Wells, the Illinois mother, was admitted to a different hospital a week after giving birth, after experiencing shortness of breath.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs House Bill 767 at a Dec. 2 news conference in Chicago. He said the bill will protect Illinoisians using science-backed guidelines, rather than “junk science” used by the federal administration under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (CNI photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Health & Wellness
3 weeks ago
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines

The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC.

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Local
3 weeks ago
City Council approves building demo contract after much discussion

CORRECTED 5:54 A.M. 12/3/25 Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A contract to demolish […]

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