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FILE - Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building, in in Olympia, Wash., Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
IL State News
3 months ago
States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

Illinois is included in the lawsuit.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
3 months ago
Cubs snare 2027 MLB All-Star Game

“I’m a Cubs fan!” proclaims Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Sports
3 months ago
U of I WBB grad Kendall Bostic earns Big Ten sportsmanship award

Kendall Bostic is now the second Illini athlete to receive the award twice.

University of Illinois Athletics Logo
Sports
3 months ago
U of I men’s basketball adds 22-year-old Serbian point guard Mihailo Petrovic

“Mihailo is the consummate point guard,” head coach Brad Underwood said.

Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Local
3 months ago
Low air quality impacts central Illinois

Canadian wildfire smoke is again to blame

FILE - Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
IL State News
3 months ago
Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he won’t seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress

“We’re not going to go away,” Davis said, flanked by his wife, local pastors and congressmen at a parking lot in East Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. “But the time has come.”

Joseph Johnson is charged with arson for a fire at the Sangamon Towers building in downtown Springfield.
Crime
3 months ago
Man arrested, accused of setting fire to downtown apartment building

Joseph Johnson, 64, faces several arson and criminal damage-related charges.

Donations for the memorial are currently being accepted at United Community Bank.
Local
3 months ago
Monument honoring YNOT crash victims planned for Chatham Community Park

Donations are currently being accepted for the project.

DCFS
IL State News
3 months ago
GOP calls for DCFS reforms after reporting of another youth death while in foster care

Republican lawmakers want reforms and answers at DCFS, and they want Gov. Pritzker to take responsibility.

Local
3 months ago
‘Adventure Awaits’ at the 2025 Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 7-17.

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