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Local
1 month ago
On the primary ballot: Proposed mental health board and funding for services

Funding won’t just benefit schools, it will benefit adults and children alike, say supporters.

Joselyn Walsh, one of six people charge by federal prosecutors in connection to a September 2025 protest in Broadview, sings outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago in November. Conspiracy charges against her and another defendant were officially dropped on Friday, March 13. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Crime
1 month ago
Charges dismissed for 2 of ‘Broadview 6’ ICE facility protesters

Lawyers seek evidence showing ‘improper influence’ by Trump over ‘political’ prosecutions.

The Illinois Heart Rescue seasonal training at Cubs CPR Day at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The organization provided female CPR manikins for the program. (Courtesy of Courtney Schwerin O'Reilly / Illinois Heart Rescue)
IL State News
1 month ago
Illinois bill aims to address gender discrepancies in CPR training

The legislation would mandate the use of female manikins in school programs.

The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Crime
1 month ago
Carterville football coach on leave is subject of investigators’ subpoenas

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Board of Education sent requests for personnel records of the employee.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), left, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), center, and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), smile as they wait for U.S. senate Democratic Primary Debate in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
1 month ago
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Illinois state primary

The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.

A person bundles up and fishes on a breakwater by Montrose Harbor, Monday morning, March 16, 2026, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
National
1 month ago
Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

Blizzard conditions continued in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday after the storm walloped parts of Wisconsin and Michigan with several feet of snow.

FILE - North Dakota forward Sacha Boisvert skates during the second period of an NCAA hockey game against Cornell on Nov. 2, 2024 in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, file)
Sports
1 month ago
Blackhawks agree to a 3-year contract with forward prospect Sacha Boisvert

Boisvert, who turns 20 on Tuesday, could make his NHL debut this week.

A person bundles up and fishes on a breakwater by Montrose Harbor, Monday morning, March 16, 2026, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
IL State News
1 month ago
Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Flight delays and cancellations piled up Monday at some of the nation’s largest airports, including those in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.

Business
1 month ago
Vinegar Hill Mall, former Loukinen’s, to be auctioned

Also in business news, good news for pasta lovers.

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Business
1 month ago
New owner of BUNN: ‘Business as usual’; will be part of company division with ‘operational independence’

BUNN Commercial will become part of Ali Group’s ‘Welbilt’ division.

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