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2024-11-15 Los Angeles USA Yellow school bus in motion on a city street, with "First Student" branding and a visible "STOP" sign.
Local
4 weeks ago
First Student needs more drivers, and District 186 needs the state to pay what they’re supposed to for transportation costs

The state isn’t following school code on transportation reimbursement, and First Student needs more drivers.

The price of a gallon of diesel fuel Tuesday, September 15 at a Road Ranger station near the Capitol Media Group studios in Springfield.
Local
4 weeks ago
Spike in diesel prices hitting central Illinois truckers hard

The national average is a record $6.23 a gallon.

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
4 weeks ago
Pritzker, local leaders divided on Logan Correctional Center closure

Lincoln leaders fear Logan will be abandoned.

UIS Athletics
Local
4 weeks ago
UIS marks largest group of student athletes in history

Women’s flag football and expanded track program given the credit.

Charles Mulligan's "Justice and Power" statue is pictured outside the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defender

Hiring process begins 3 years after cash bail abolition revealed significant shortages.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) runs to score a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history

Johnson’s prolific Bears broke a franchise record for points in an opener, a mark that had stood since 1948, when Chicago hung 45 points on Green Bay at Wrigley Field.

Kyle Larson celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Kyle Larson surges to second in NASCAR postseason Chase heading to Bristol track he’s dominated

After a timely win in NASCAR’s Chase, Larson is only nine points behind postseason leader Denny Hamlin and within striking distance of a second straight Cup Series title.

FILE - Demonstrators rally in support of transgender athletes in women's sports outside of Barclay's Center before the WNBA basketball game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
National
4 weeks ago
Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, another likely Democratic presidential contender, has consistently criticized state-level bans and restrictions on transgender athletes, calling them “bullying” and a “setback for equality.”

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