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Ald. Erin Conley
Local
14 minutes ago
Alderwoman Erin Conley appreciates the SSGA for community growth

Alderwoman Erin Conley shares her insight from Tuesdays City Council meeting.

Local
44 minutes ago
Crime of the Week: Protect yourself from scammers

They often create a strong sense of urgency, so it’s important to slow down and ask if it makes sense.

The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Local
2 hours ago
State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges

Latest round of grants could dedicate $24 million to 6 downstate campuses.

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard Blumenthal livestream via Capitol News Illinois)
Local
2 hours ago
‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies

Representatives called for immigration enforcement reform, civil liability of federal agents.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
2 hours ago
Pritzker sticking to proposal to fully fund pensions

Plan was introduced in 2024 but did not move forward in legislature.

Gov. JB Pritzker wears an Illinois face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
2 hours ago
Illinois joins WHO global outbreak network after U.S. withdraws

Illinois to continue sharing information about disease outbreaks with the public.

The police department in Carlyle, Illinois, as seen on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Crime
2 hours ago
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief

The federal agency was sharing office space with the subject of the probe.

ADM Decatur
Local
3 hours ago
ADM 4Q earnings snapshot

ADM shares have climbed 18% since the beginning of the year.

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