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Business
4 months ago
State Farm plans insurance hike for Illinois homeowners; Gov Pritzker responds

Pritzker: Illinois homeowners are paying for claims made in other states

Ryan Croke, First Assistant Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, speaks at a news conference in Springfield.
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
State blames Trump admin for measles outbreak as southern IL outbreak declared over

State official says there wouldn’t be measles cases if loads of misinformation weren’t spread about vaccines and their effectiveness

Mike McClain, a longtime Springfield lobbyist and confidant to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after a jury deadlocked on all six corruption charges alleged against both him and Madigan. But McClain was convicted on related charges in the “ComEd Four” trial in 2023 and faces sentencing later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
4 months ago
Feds seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Mike McClain

‘ComEd Four’ defendants set for sentencing more than 2 years after convictions

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IL State News
4 months ago
Two Illinois residents become Powerball millionaires overnight

One bought a ticket at a story, the other bought a ticket online

Health & Wellness
4 months ago
DO NOT DRINK water advisory in Mattoon

People are urged to continue to use bottled water until further notice.

Copper
Local
4 months ago
City Council to consider regulations on ‘secondhand dealers’ amid copper thefts

“Secondhand dealers” regulations may end up cutting down on things like theft of copper, then exchanging for money

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IL State News
4 months ago
Discussions about potential regulations on hemp begin

The first of many public discussions on hemp regulations in Illinois was held

Farm
4 months ago
‘Technical glitch’ means farmers’ market coupons for seniors are no good — for the moment

It’s not yet known when the glitch may be fixed and the coupons can be used again

FILE - Camp Randall Stadium is seen during an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Miami of Ohio, Sept. 12, 2015, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Sports
4 months ago
The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives

Georgia, Ohio State and Illinois are among those that have announced plans with Learfield, a media and technology company with decades of licensing and other experience across college athletics, to help arrange NIL deals.

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Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law

Medicaid cuts expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest