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Business
1 year ago
IL tourism chief out amid ethics probe

Guv: It’s a one-off
Thomas: I’m a scapegoat

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
1 year ago
Citing growing list of duties, Illinois’ Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budget

Attorney General engaged in growing volume of suits against Trump administration.

400 block of East Adams on March 4, 2025.
Local
1 year ago
400 East Adams block has reopened to traffic

The street has been closed since a fire in June 2024 destroyed buildings on the block.

Illinois State University
Education
1 year ago
Multiple university leaders in Illinois sign statement against federal government overreach

The AACU statement “opposes undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses.”

IDOT road maintainer, Steve Wagoner, his son, Hoyt and acting secretary IDOT, Gia Biagi stand in front of a piece of road equipment destroyed by a speeding semi.
Local
1 year ago
IDOT says, Respect the zone so we all get home

National Work Zone Awareness Week

Library book with library in the background
Education
1 year ago
Illinois public school libraries get $1.3M boost for books, technology, and student resources

Springfield District 186 set to receive more than $5,000 in grant money.

District 186 headquarters sign
Education
1 year ago
Fee increase for District 186’s summer SCOPE

$30 per week per child

Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, explained the value of her bill to help small farmers at a press conference earlier this month. “Right now, public institutions across Illinois are required to choose the lowest bidder when they buy food. Now that might sound fair, but in practice, it leaves out small, local and community-based food businesses.” (photo by Simon Carr, Medill Illinois News Bureau)
Agriculture
1 year ago
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze

Legislators seek to bolster local farms by purchasing their wares with state dollars

Police lights on top of squad car
Crime
1 year ago
Macoupin County state’s attorney employee charged with stealing from drug forfeiture fund

Walker allegedly transferred money from the office’s drug asset forfeiture account into her personal checking account.

Atropine
Pet of the Week
1 year ago
Meet Atropine – Our Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Atropine is a handsome tabby charmer and professional head bunter.

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