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Chatham school bus
Local
2 hours ago
Bill increasing fine for drivers ignoring school bus safety arms awaits Pritzker’s signature

This plan would create a uniform $300 fine for the first offense and $1,000 for a second or subsequent violation.

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
2 hours ago
New Illinois law bans unnecessary fees for IDOC mail

The law states committed people and their correspondents can not be charged any fee for mail and scanning services exceeding the standard postage rate.

An electric plug lies on the solar panels. The concept of environmentally friendly solar energy.
Local
2 hours ago
What happened to Illinois’ plug-in solar bill and does it have a future here?

Sponsor says the measure will come up again in fall veto session.

Jimmy M., a compulsive gambler in recovery, hosts a podcast where he interviews other compulsive gamblers, their family members, addiction counselors and lawmakers. (Credit: Victor Hilitski for Illinois Answers Project)
IL State News
3 hours ago
A growing community of recovering gamblers lifts each other up as formal resources lag

How a podcast and 12-step network are doing the work the state can’t, and where it falls short.

Sports
3 hours ago
NBA sets matchups of top 4 draft picks as marquee openers of Summer League schedule in Las Vegas

Memphis and No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer will play their Summer League opener against Chicago and No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson on July 10. That game also was promoted by the NBA as a “marquee” matchup.

Sports
3 hours ago
White Sox chairman Reinsdorf officiates wedding of former Rookie of Year Kittle during game

“He’s so superstitious he might marry somebody today in the bottom of the third,” Kittle, the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year, said Saturday about Reinsdorf.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
3 hours ago
Cubs place reliever Milner on IL with appendicitis

“We’re fortunate that he’s OK,” Counsell said. “We’re probably looking at four to six weeks.”

Vault 66 Pinball
Local
1 day ago
New downtown partnership aims to grow Springfield’s pinball scene

“I’m not much of a toe-dipping guy,” Nickell said. “If I like something, I tend to just jump right in.”

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