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2 years ago
Governor Pritzker Waives Penalties, Interest for Taxpayers Affected by Severe Weather

The counties covered by the Disaster Proclamation include: Coles, Cook, Edgar, Hancock, McDonough, Morgan, Sangamon, and Washington.

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2 years ago
Boy thrown from carnival ride at Illinois community festival

Mayor Scott Gartner shut down rides at Taste of Antioch after the boy was injured.

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2 years ago
Chicago drive-by shooting kills 40-year-old woman, injures 4 other people

The shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

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2 years ago
The community remembered 24-year-old Emma Shafer

A vigil Sunday night at the Old State Capitol remembered a young woman known […]

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2 years ago
Illinois among states with poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to […]

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2 years ago
How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis

The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage […]

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2 years ago
State regulators work to avoid federal Clean Air Act sanctions

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois faces a deadline next […]

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2 years ago
22-year-old man dead after Springfield motorcycle accident

The 22-year-old Springfield man who died as the result of a motorcyle accident on […]

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2 years ago
Trial date set for father of suspect in mass shooting at July 4 parade in suburban Chicago

An Illinois judge on Friday set a Nov. 6 trial date for a father […]

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2 years ago
Illinois man who took photo from Pelosi’s office sentenced for Capitol riot role

A Chicago man who stole a prized photograph from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office […]