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CBD
Local
1 month ago
Research study explores CBD use for those with ADHD, autism

“Patients in the autistic community in Israel have been using cannabis as a medicine for quite some time. it is considered safe and effective as a treatment for patients,” said Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML. 

Michael Mohr
Crime
2 months ago
Local Lutheran Church official arrested for child porn production

As of Thursday night, Mohr was still listed on their website as president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s Central Illinois District.

Rally-goers gather outside of the Sangamon County Complex during Thursday's sentencing hearing for Sean Grayson.
Local
2 months ago
Sean Grayson’s sentencing hearing sparked a rally for Sonya Massey

A group of people in support of Massey chant outside the Sangamon County complex.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Local
2 months ago
Illinois vs. Trump: One lawsuit a week

A look at Illinois’ 51 lawsuits against the Trump administration

Prison bars
Crime
2 months ago
Woman who stole identities to work in health care is sentenced to 6-plus years in prison

Authorities said Gallarzo left Michigan in 2024 while awaiting her sentence and worked in the Chicago area as a physician’s assistant under the license and identity of another person.

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)
Sports
2 months ago
Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The 30-year-old McCormick spent five years in Houston and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series. Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 months ago
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

Rally-goers outside the Sangamon County Complex Thursday morning before Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Local
2 months ago
Grayson is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

The sentence was the maximum Grayson could receive.

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
IL State News
2 months ago
New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries

The authors each will receive $5,000 and be formally honored when the ALA gathers in June in Chicago.

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