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A father with children in the Carterville school district addresses officials during a board of education meeting about why they had not acted sooner to place an assistant football coach, accused of sexual abuse, on leave. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
Crime
9 hours ago
Carterville coach at center of sexual abuse investigation has history of disciplinary action

Questions raised about whether district acted quickly enough in light of a 2009 suspension, more recent tips of misconduct.

The headquarters of Commonwealth Edison, one of the state’s largest utilities, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
1 day ago
Regulators OK ComEd’s plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers

Commission calls the order an ‘important first step’ but initiates proceedings to dig deeper.

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Sports
1 day ago
Blackhawks D Louis Crevier and F Andrew Mangiapane sidelined by injuries

Crevier, a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft, has become a steady performer for Chicago in his third NHL season.

FILE - Cars pass the 95th Street Red Line Station, the train station currently the farthest south on the line and where the Chicago Transit Authority plans to extend from in 2025, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
1 day ago
Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall

The lawsuit comes days after New York City authorities filed a lawsuit seeking resumption of similar federal transit funding to the tune of $60 million.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine students learn where they will be "matching" in the medical field next year.
Education
2 days ago
SIU Med students make the perfect match

“I think we’re really proud of our students. Because we know that they have been prepared to critically think, to be emotionally intelligent, and to really embrace what it means to be a physician,” said McDowell.

Health & Wellness
2 days ago
Croke: Despite close vote, mental health referendum brought people together

Croke: It was a true bipartisan effort to get the referendum passed.

Local
2 days ago
Top House GOP lawmaker can’t survive attack from the right

Western IL district elects Freedom Party favorite Josh Higgins.

Marc Bell
Local
2 days ago
Democrat Bell back in election race for Sangamon County Sheriff

Despite withdrawal before the primary, Bell still got almost 12,000 votes because his name was still on the ballot.

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