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Storm clouds over Springfield, IL.
Local
1 week ago
Governor Pritzker declares 11 Illinois counties disaster areas

The disaster proclamation takes effect immediately.

A vote-by-mail drop box is pictured in Sangamon County, blocks away from the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Crime
1 week ago
Vermilion County woman sentenced for voting twice in federal election

Brenda Knuth, 61, was sentenced on June 26 to 3 years probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine. 

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
1 week ago
Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition

Law banning interchange fees also pushed back to at least next year.

Soccer player in a blue-and-red striped Barca kit with number 9, pointing with his left arm during a match, blurred crowd in background.
Sports
1 week ago
Polish star and former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski comes to MLS with the Chicago Fire

The Fire announced a two-year contract with Lewandowski on Monday.

Thermometer against background hot, summer yellow sun. Hot weather and high air temperature.
National
1 week ago
Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

About 56 million Americans are under an extreme heat watch as hot and humid weather is expected to move farther east later in the week.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
1 week ago
Banged-up Cubs place utilityman Matt Shaw and right-hander Ethan Roberts on the IL

Shaw has a sprained left hand and Roberts is out because of elbow inflammation.

U.S. Attorney Gregory Gilmore holds Maisy, his office's new therapy dog.
Local
1 week ago
New facility dog helps victims in federal cases across central Illinois

“Testifying in court and being interviewed regarding a crime can be very traumatic and stressful,” Gilmore said. “Studies have shown that a facility dog can lower the stress level of victims and witnesses.”

Nozzle of the tractor sprinklers sprayed. Soybean spraying.
Local
1 week ago
Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers

“If the U.S. EPA does say it’s cancer-causing, it’s going to go on the label,” Johnson said. “But right now, there is nothing the U.S. EPA has found that says it’s a cancer-causing agent.”

A tractor sits on a Christian County farm. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
2 weeks ago
‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

Rising land rent, an unstable export market and record farm debt are blamed.

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