IL State News
3 weeks ago
Hottest Novembers in Illinois since 1895

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

Illinois Department of Corrections Director Latoya Hughes listens during a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, on a proposed administrative rule allowing the agency to scan inmates’ incoming mail to reduce the flow of drugs and other contraband entering state prisons. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Inmate families, advocates speak against mail scanning program

IDOC says program is intended to reduce drugs, contraband from entering prisons.

Maria Guzman, left, and Sergio Rocha, parents of young children, comfort each other outside of Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center after federal immigration agents took a daycare teacher Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children

It was unusual even under “Operation Midway Blitz,” which has resulted in more than 3,000 immigration arrests in the Chicago area since early September. 

Law enforcement officers line up as protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions

“People shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets,” U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said. “They should not be sleeping on top of each other.”

State Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, speaks on the House floor on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Illinois lawmakers approve state-specific vaccine guidelines, punt on gambling bill

Two dozen bills passed during the recently ended fall veto session.

IL State News
3 weeks ago
Illinois State Police goes from “F” to “A” on supporting human trafficking victims

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Illinois State Police has announced that Illinois […]

IL State News
3 weeks ago
Pritzker sticks up for Staunton man

Community rallies for undocumented Sandoval.

Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
History
3 weeks ago
Illinois State Museum celebrates the Route 66 Mother Road’s 100th anniversary in 2026

Route 66 is Celebrating their Mother road’s 100th anniversary. The Illinois State Museum, will be Launching a new online historical database on the famous highway.

FILE - Workers collect debris on March 12, 2019 at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)
Business
3 weeks ago
Jury is picked in Boeing’s first civil trial over payouts to families of Ethiopia crash victims

Boeing is now headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, but it was based in Chicago when the first lawsuits were filed in 2019.

Horace Mann sign at Springfield, IL headquarters
Business
3 weeks ago
Horace Mann reports earnings

The provider of auto and homeowners’ insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $438.5 million in the period.

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