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Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on May 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
4 hours ago
City Council approves Turner appointment to Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission

Turner is a former employee of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

WASHINGTON - January 14 2025: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Local
5 hours ago
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to keynote Governor’s Day brunch

IL Democratic County Charis’ Association attracts yet another big-name speaker.

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IL State News
5 hours ago
More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Friday that Johanna and Clark Morgan previously ran a crematory in Chicago Heights, south of Chicago, which had its license revoked last year after authorities discovered improperly stored bodies and hundreds of cremated remains that had never been returned to their families.

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Crime
5 hours ago
15-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say

Police in East St. Louis, Illinois, found the body of 78-year-old John W. Allen of Jennings, Missouri, in a street Monday. Jennings is also in the St. Louis area.

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
Local
9 hours ago
Senate committee defeats Durbin’s $200M farm bill amendment aimed at rural healthcare

The amendment would have provided rural hospitals with $8 million in federal grants. Overall, the grants would have totaled $200 million a year.

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Local
9 hours ago
Pritzker pens letter to Trump, seeking tariff refunds for Illinois families

Feds issued $100B in refunds to corporations, but there is no reprieve for consumers who paid higher prices.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch.
Local
10 hours ago
UPDATE: ‘I’m embarrassed by it’: Speaker Welch apologizes for interactions with former staffer

Welch defends office’s handling of Benton’s sexual harassment cases.

Horace Mann sign at Springfield, IL headquarters
Local
10 hours ago
Horace Mann: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

The provider of auto and homeowners’ insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $443.5 million in the period.

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