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Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback

Abortion access is strengthened through independent clinics, recent funding measures.

The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a state law that prohibits people with any felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction

Appeal challenges law prohibiting nonviolent felons from possessing firearms.

FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Business
2 months ago
Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks

In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker last month called for a two-year “pause” on data center tax breaks, citing rising household electric bills.

FILE - The interior of the House chamber at the Washington state Capitol is seen April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy, File)
National
2 months ago
Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the US

The Illinois Statehouse so far has not moved on imposing a millionaire tax

Local
2 months ago
City is a step closer to buying this $445,000 armored truck

Williams wants budget cuts for all departments.

IL State News
2 months ago
Hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
2 months ago
UPDATE: Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

Several tornadoes formed across northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, but the exact number won’t be available until officials conduct damage surveys.

Howie -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
2 months ago
Meet Howie — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Howie is an “oversized tabby lovebug.”

Duck -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
2 months ago
Meet Duck — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

The shelter is full, and Duck needs a good home!

Local
2 months ago
Nikki: Why are we in Iran?

Also: she hates negative ads, though they seem to work.

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