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Retirement
Local
10 months ago
Report: Springfield tops in Illinois for retirees

A fifth of the city’s residents are 65 or older, and good median home prices, are among the factors

FILE - Illinois head coach Bret Bielema walks on the field after a win against South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Sports
10 months ago
Illinois rewards football coach Bret Bielema and hoops coach Brad Underwood with 6-year extensions

Pending approval by the U of I Board of Trustees

IL State News
10 months ago
Cheers for the Second Amendment

Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day

A crowd gathers at the Illinois Capitol in February to urge state lawmakers to continue to support pro-immigrant policies, including Illinois’ programs for noncitizen health care. Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has proposed cutting one of the programs. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
IL State News
10 months ago
State on track to end health coverage program for immigrant adults

State-run program set to end July 1 while Congress considers wider Medicaid cuts

Local
10 months ago
CLEAN SLATE seeks to put ex-cons’ past behind them

Pastor Deric Caples said there are 3 million people in the state with some sort of criminal record.

Education
10 months ago
Illinois EPA Presents Environmental Excellence Awards to Four Illinois Students at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition

One of the winners is from Springfield

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Local
10 months ago
CUB criticizes Ameren for requested gas rate hike

CUB to Ameren: Cut rate hike in half

Crime
10 months ago
Grayson’s pre-trial freedom in IL Supreme Court’s hands

Lawyers disagree on whether killer deputy poses a risk

Kristi Noem
Local
10 months ago
Emma Shafer’s mom must be heard

Letter to council attacks Noem visit

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
10 months ago
Illinois seeks to prevent feds from tying funding for states to immigration enforcement

Illinois is included in the lawsuits

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