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The "Golden Abe" Award at the Illinois State Fair.
Local
3 hours ago
From a Route 66 milkshake, to a jalapeno lemonade: Food, glorious food, at the Illinois State Fair

Visitors have the chance to name a “Golden Abe Award” in the People’s Choice category.

Local
21 hours ago
Wyndham up for sale

Also: Aunt Lou’s Soul Food moves west.

WASHINGTON - January 14 2025: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Local
22 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
22 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
22 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.

Springfield resident Bob Croteau, in blue, stands near Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) at a news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in downtown Springfield Aug. 21, 2025. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
Local
1 day ago
Budzinski hears from Illinois farmers facing tough economy

“What’s critical too is if they have a federal partner in Washington, D.C. that invests in these types of programs,” said Budzinski.

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
1 day 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
1 day 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.

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