Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, speaks at a Christian County farm alongside Gov. JB Pritzker (left) and Cameron Joost, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The group discussed the impact of tariffs on Illinois farmers in an October visit. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Agriculture
4 weeks ago
Illinois ag director says Trump trade policies are ‘crushing’ farmers

Jerry Costello II says latest aid package insufficient; warns of long-term impact.

A traffic camera shows the aftermath of Saturday's snow near the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Local
4 weeks ago
The snow won’t last much longer, with highs in the 40’s on the way

Five inches or more of snow fell Saturday in most parts of Central Illinois.

Several hundred wreaths were laid at the gravestones of veterans at Camp Butler National Cemetery Saturday as part of "Wreaths Across America."
Local
4 weeks ago
Snowfall doesn’t deter ‘Wreaths Across America’ from helping Camp Butler

As many as 890 wreaths were laid at Camp Butler Saturday.

FILE - Dick Van Dyke poses with chimney sweeps during arrivals to the 40th anniversary and re-premiere of Mary Poppins at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)
Entertainment
4 weeks ago
Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925, and grew up “the class clown” in Danville, Illinois, while admiring and imitating the silent film comedians.

FILE - Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., on Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown

In the 2-1 opinion, the appeals court said Cummings overstepped his authority on the blanket release of the detainees without assessing each case individually.

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

These and other stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law on Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 month ago
Pritzker signs ‘medical aid in dying’ bill amid religious opposition

Physicians may write prescriptions for terminally ill patients to self-administer end-of-life medication.

IL State News
1 month ago
Senators clash over Trump’s National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said domestic deployments traditionally have involved responding to major floods and tornadoes, not assisting immigration agents who are detaining people in aggressive raids.

Greg Amsinger, MLB Network host, announces that the Chicago White Sox will have the number one pick in draft during a broadcast at the Major League Baseball's winter meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Sports
1 month ago
White Sox win MLB draft lottery and have top pick for first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977

Baines represented the White Sox on stage for the lottery at baseball’s winter meetings.

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