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The State Farm Center in Champaign.
Sports
4 weeks ago
IHSA boys state basketball tournament returns to Champaign this week

More than 34,000 fans expected as 16 teams compete at State Farm Center March 12–14.

A handcart and flour sack used at the former Pillsbury plant are now part of a display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
History
4 weeks ago
Former Pillsbury plant part of new exhibit at ALPLM

The plant opened in 1930 and closed in 2001.

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
4 weeks 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
4 weeks 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
4 weeks ago
Rise in gas prices squeezing drivers and gas station owners

“I figured it was going to go up because of the war.”

Australian biopharma company CSL will invest $1.5 billion to expand its Kankakee manufacturing facility, creating 300 high-skilled jobs by 2031. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Business
4 weeks ago
Biotechnology company to invest $1.5 billion in Illinois plasma-processing plan

‘We aren’t just celebrating jobs and buildings,’ state senator says.

food safety
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
Illinois food safety legislation targets heavy metals in baby food, harmful additives

The proposed legislation also addresses certain products, like dyes in processed foods.

A farm in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Agriculture
4 weeks ago
Springfield-area retired farmer part of Illinois Farm Bureau delegation to Mexico starting Monday

David Wirth will be one of a dozen or so farmers in the trip.

Local
1 month ago
Minimum wage? Keep it up, says Pritzker

A new proposal would raise it to $27 by 2032.

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Local
1 month ago
It’s easier to follow CapitolCityNow on Google News. Here’s how

Using Google Preferred makes it easier to get our news any time you want it.

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