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IL State News

Local
2 months ago
Today’s the day to save $ on gasoline

Circle K offers Inner Circle members 40-cent break.

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 months ago
Senate President Harmon appeals $10M fine for improper campaign contributions

Election board likely to rule next month on Harmon’s argument.

Luke Harvey, owner of the Riverview Road Apiary, inspects a frame of bees. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Tom O’Connor)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois beekeepers battle losses, costs to keep hives buzzing

Community support, careful management help address challenges

Bill Daley, left, and Ray LaHood, right, speak at a launch event for their campaign to change how Illinois draws its legislative maps. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push

Republican Ray LaHood, Democrat Bill Daley to lead effort

IL State News
2 months ago
IDOT hiring snowplow drivers for winter ‘Snowbird’ Program – apply by August 22

$6,000 per month (temporarily) for seasonal snow plow drivers.

Local
2 months ago
Car insurance rates in Illinois August 2025

Way compiled statistics on car insurance in Illinois.

A Lamar Advertising representative on Monday moves an ad for the far-right extremist group Proud Boys; the sign was taken down entirely around noon Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Molly Parker)
IL State News
2 months ago
Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure

The sign came down a day after the Clinton County Board passed a non-binding resolution

Education
2 months ago
Best public middle schools in Illinois

Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in Illinois using data from Niche.

Nexstar Media Group
Business
2 months ago
Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth $6.2 billion

In this area, Nexstar owns WCIA-TV in Champaign/Springfield, and WCIX-TV in Springfield.

A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, appears in a cornfield in Clinton County, Illinois. (Molly Parker/CNI)
IL State News
2 months ago
Billboard promoting far-right group Proud Boys springs up in southern Illinois

The advertisement near a Breese high school appears to be a recruiting tool

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