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Health & Wellness
1 year ago
First human case of West Nile Virus this season in Illinois reported

State: “Earliest onset of illness observed in Illinois since 2016”

IL State News
1 year ago
Comptroller recognizes LGBTQ achievers during Pride Month

Springfield’s Staab is local honoree

Gov. JB Pritzker at an unrelated press conference the day after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Pritzker expected to announce run for third term as Governor

Won with 55 percent of the vote in each of his first two elections

The first all-girls construction team to compete at SkillsUSA Illinois poses outside the Peoria Civic Center after their competition. From left, Aubrey Levin, Kayhl Miles, Amyla Walls and Catelin Wesley. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Education
1 year ago
Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into Illinois’ skilled trades

Over the past 10 years, women have held fewer than one in 10 construction jobs

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Raoul, other Dems blast Trump

“The legal battles of our lives”

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IL State News
1 year ago
Extreme temperatures could cause pavement failures, IDOT prepared for road buckling

Beat the heat, and buckling pavement

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Pritzker OKs changes to Prisoner Review Board following years of controversy

New law comes after governor’s opposition stalled a broader measure last year

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Local
1 year ago
Illinois home sales lower, while prices and inventory go higher

Sales could increase during the summer months, says REALTORS.

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Local
1 year ago
Gas prices unchanged in last week in Illinois, despite Middle East instability

Gas prices increased in Springfield in the last week

Crime
1 year ago
ISP honors fallen Joliet trooper on memorial wall

Clay Carns was killed by a Scott’s Law violator

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