IL State News
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State’s new strategy for aging services

EngAging Illinois has four focus areas.

Terrence Jordan, selected as the next Superintendent of District 186 pending board approval, speaks to reporters Friday afternoon.
Education
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UPDATE: 186 tabs Jordan as new superintendent

Former Black Hawk principal has been an assistant superintendent.

Ted Dabrowski pitches his candidacy for governor as his primary opponents – video gambling mogul Rick Heidner, former state Sen. Darren Bailey and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick – listen during a forum sponsored by the Tazewell County Republican Party on Jan. 15, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)
IL State News
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Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time

The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.

Jason Keller, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Labor, speaks at a seminar about recent findings of a report on pay equity in Illinois. The report is the first released since a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act required certain business owners to report wage and demographic data. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
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Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report

Analysis of wage and demographic data from Illinois businesses shows some improvement, but inequity remains.

Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin, parents of a Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak at the Democratic National Convention.
National
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir recounts her journey after her son’s abduction by Hamas

“I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator who now lives in Jerusalem, said in a statement.

Protesters confront federal immigration officers outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
National
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Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

Minnesota and Illinois, joined by their largest cities, sued the Trump administration this week.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)
Crime
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Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home

Authorities apprehended McKee in Rockford, Illinois, last weekend.

New Chicago Cubs infielder Alex Bregman, left, shakes hands with Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer at a news conference in Chicago, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
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Alex Bregman looking to win a World Series with the Chicago Cubs

“I wore No. 3 because I wanted a third championship,” Bregman said.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson watches during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Sports
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Rams collide with resurgent Bears in divisional round matchup featuring high-powered offenses

Lake Forest, IL (AP) – Ben Johnson spent plenty of time studying Sean McVay’s […]

Crime
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‘Clean slate’ legislation signed by Governor

Many non-violent crimes can be sealed.

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