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

Donations are currently being accepted for the project.

Governor JB Pritzker signs into law Thursday a bill requiring mental health screenings for students in grades 3-12.
Education
9 months ago
Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools

Screenings would begin at public schools in the 2027-28 school year

DCFS
IL State News
9 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
9 months ago
‘Adventure Awaits’ at the 2025 Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 7-17.

Gary Freeman mugshot from Sangamon County Jail
Crime
9 months ago
Man arrested for having various drugs and cash in his possession

Several suspected drugs and “a large sum” of cash were found in a search.

IL State News
9 months ago
Alexi’s new program takes on car insurers

A state senator says, “Having predictable insurance costs cannot be more important.”

Vontrez Haynes
Crime
9 months ago
Kidnapping arrest made at Washington Park

Vontrez Haynes was also wanted on a Retail Theft warrant.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has come under fire for not releasing information on the death of a foster child in Fairview Heights in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
9 months ago
Prosecutors say they don’t oppose release of DCFS timeline in foster child’s death

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to make information public

Local
9 months ago
Southern Illinois lawmaker calls for special session on energy costs, grid reliability

Severin said the task force could listen to consumer concerns while addressing issues related to the performance and reliability of power generation and transmission.

The Illinois State Board of Elections office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
9 months ago
Trump administration requests voter data from Illinois elections board

Letter comes the same week as hearing scheduled in related lawsuit