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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
IL State News
9 months ago
Proposal for Illinois’ own DOGE

New caucus will be bipartisan

Fire truck with words Fire Dept.
Local
9 months ago
House fire near Loami displaces family

Authorities say the home sustained major fire, smoke, and water damage and is uninhabitable at this time.

Local
9 months ago
‘Champions’ for Children and the Children’s Miracle Network

HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hosptial will serve 40,000 families this year.

President Donald Trump pauses after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
IL State News
9 months ago
EEOC seeks to drop six transgender discrimination cases, three in Illinois

The EEOC is seeking to dismiss three cases in Illinois as well as one in Alabama, New York and California. In each instance, the original complaints allege discrimination against transgender or gender nonconforming workers.

Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that could decimate the crop if it makes its way to the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Agriculture
9 months ago
U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Lab was part of network studying red leaf blotch, which could potentially decimate the crop.

IL State News
9 months ago
Governor again promises balanced budget

Streaming live on Capitol City Now and WTAX starting at noon

Local
9 months ago
A new view of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum via “Lincoln Unlocked” app

Augmented reality

Local
9 months ago
Deadly fire in Jacksonville over the weekend

Woman found dead in garage

Local
9 months ago
UPDATE: Three die in fire in Virden

Jacob James, 10, was pronounced dead at the scene

Local
9 months ago
New IDOT secretary’s goal for construction

Gia Biagi took over the Illinois Department of Transportation in January.

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