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alcohol abuse
IL State News
3 months ago
Champaign imposes temporary alcohol restrictions ahead of Illini Elite Eight game

Mayor issues emergency order to promote public safety, limit glass containers, and restrict deliveries near campus.

Jeremy LaFleur
Crime
3 months ago
Springfield man arrested on several child sexual assault charges

Jeremy S. Lafleur was arrested on March 19 on six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

Alexander Martinez
Crime
3 months ago
Decatur man accused of using AI to produce explicit images of underage girl

The sworn statement said that the photos were modified using AI to make her appear fully nude. 

The house in the 2500 block of Iowa Street in Granite City where an illegal dental office operated. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Crime
3 months ago
Police shut down illegal dental office in Granite City operated by immigrants

The cash-only operation came to light after a patient complained about a root canal gone bad.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch presents his bill to limit where federal immigration centers can be placed in Illinois to a House committee on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
3 months ago
Illinois House committee advances bill banning immigration detention centers near homes, schools

The bill comes months after Broadview facility became focal point of Midway Blitz.

The former King's Daughters Home in Springfield was damaged by fire.
Local
3 months ago
Owner pushes forward after fire damages historic King’s Daughters Home

Owner Yolonda Rice will lead a renovation of the house for nursing students and travel nurses, offering an affordable and supportive place to stay.

An aerial view of the March, 2024 fatal school bus crash near Rushville. Photo by Illinois State Police, annotated by National Transportation Safety Board.
Local
3 months ago
NTSB: Use of prescription meds by school bus driver ‘likely’ contributed to 2024 fatal crash near Rushville

Report: Prescription pain meds and fatugue ‘likely’ led to the crash.

Locke Bowman and Steve Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
3 months ago
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

Cook County state’s attorney calls demand ‘baseless,’ claims effort would backfire.

IL State News
3 months ago
GOP: Pritzker is soft on crime

Plummer: “Gov Bailey is going to be a lot better than Gov Pritzker on crime. There’s no doubt in my mind about that.”

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