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Water flows near homes in flood-prone Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
IL State News
9 months ago
Takeaways from AP reporting on Trump administration cuts affecting US water systems

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and former President Joe Biden’s administration promised hundreds of millions of dollars to address the problem, but much of that has been undone in President Donald Trump’s return to office.

FILE = The Health and Human Services seal is seen before the news conference of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
National
9 months ago
What to know about restrictions on state use of money for child care and other social services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it has frozen money for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York in the Child Care and Development Fund.

Flu
Health & Wellness
9 months ago
Flu cases keep surging in IL with peak still ahead

Jennings also said we haven’t reached the peak of flu season yet.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem poses with Illinois Republicans during a May 2025 visit to Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jade Aubrey)
Local
9 months ago
After fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Illinois Democrats seek Kristi Noem’s impeachment

Kelly’s impeachment push is likely symbolic at this point due to Democrats’ minority status in the U.S. House.

An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Local
9 months ago
Pritzker signs major energy reform bill amid projected shortages

Environmental, labor and consumer rights activists celebrate passage.

State Sen. Darren Bailey appears at a news conference alongside law enforcement officers during his 2022 campaign for governor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
9 months ago
Bailey lays out campaign ‘Blueprint’

GOP guv candidate says Pritzker should quit obsessing over Trump and start caring about Illinoisans.

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers work at the scene of a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
Local
9 months ago
Pritzker: Minnesota woman posed no threat

Governor says the agents are not trained for the job.

High School Girls Basketball
Sports
9 months ago
Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Girls Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

High School Boys Basketball
Sports
9 months ago
Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Boys Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

FILE - St. Louis Blues goalie Glenn Hall, top right, is pinned to his net waiting to make a save on a Montreal Canadians shot as Blues' Noel Picard (4) tries to block the puck while Canadiens' John Ferguson (22) and Ralph Backstorm wait for a rebound in the third period of their NHL hockey Stanley Cup game, May 5, 1968. (AP Photo/Fred Waters, File)
Sports
9 months ago
Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94

A pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending of dropping to his knees, Hall backstopped Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 1961.