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Alstat Wood Productions sits along Illinois 127 Feb. 12, 2026 in Du Quoin, Illinois, where five of the men detained were working.
IL State News
5 months ago
ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill

This marks one of the first reported mass ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois.

liquor store
Local
5 months ago
New liquor control and compliance portal launched by ILCC

Licensees are encouraged to register their ILogin account by February 18th.

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Local
5 months ago
Survey says Illinoians want safety reforms before driverless vehicles

Residents were surveyed in Cook County and the Metro East Area (Madison and St. Clair Counties).

MCL Restaurant & Bakery, 2151 Wabash Ave. in Springfield, closed as of Feb. 13.
Local
5 months ago
Chain restaurant’s Springfield location closes

It’s not clear why the restaurant closed.

Abe Lincoln Statue - Shutterstock
Local
5 months ago
My Heart’s Downtown is designed to make you fall in love with Downtown Springfield all over again

My Heart’s Downtown is a family-friendly event to celebrate local businesses and bring people back to Downtown Springfield.

FILE - Fire destroyed or heavily damaged several buildings on East Adams St. in Springfield in 2024.
Local
5 months ago
Owner of Adams St. building heavily damaged by fire to seek TIF funds for facade work

Owner was turned down for historic preservation tax credits.

FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
IL State News
5 months ago
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color in major cities.

FILE - Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
Sports
5 months ago
Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual

The rapid growth of sports offerings on prediction markets — called event contracts — has captured the attention of the four major North American sports.

Rep. Robyn Gabel has filed a motion to take a second vote on a bill that would give state regulators authority to review and approve homeowners’ insurance rates in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
5 months ago
Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates could reemerge this session

Pritzker called for legislation following State Farm’s double-digit rate hike last year.