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UPDATE: Earthquake reported southeast of Springfield early Tuesday

Magnitude 3.8 centered near Pana and Taylorville.

3 weeks ago

Durbin, other politicians take weekend trip to Denmark; Budzinski wants federal focus on domestic issues

Senator says lawmakers tried to assure allies in light of threat to Greenland; Rep. Budzinski says there are too many domestic problems for President Trump to spent time on Greenland and Venezuela.

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Why bulky winter coats can put kids at risk in car seats

"In a crash, that padding will compress, then cause the straps to get too loose, which could put the child at risk for severe injury."

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MLK speaker preaches unity

Miss America 2003, Urbana native Erika Harold, is a two-time Republican candidate.

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Miss Illinois County Fair Queen selected

Phillips described the moment her name was announced as Miss Illinois County Fair Queen as “surreal. I didn’t think my name would even be called,” she said.

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Heartland Housed works to improve Springfield’s homeless situation

Agency keeps increasing people who leave homelessness, but that's offset somewhat by those entering it.

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Caleb Williams’ ‘ridiculous’ TD pass draws raves from his coach and teammates after Bears’ loss

Chicago, IL (AP) – Caleb Williams’ last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet’s…

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Rams shake off wild, late TD pass by Caleb Williams, beat Bears 20-17 in OT to reach NFC title game

Chicago, IL (AP) – Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay shot knowing glances at each other, then went to work on…

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Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes

New federal law will restrict a key revenue stream used to pay state’s share of Medicaid costs.

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PAC supporting Stratton’s Senate candidacy launches long-awaited ad

The ad had to be revised after a rival campaign flagged federal disclosure violations.

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States say paperwork tied to $10B funding freeze is an intentionally ‘impossible task’

Letters sent to the state cite unspecific claims of fraud and demand large amounts of documents to justify receiving benefits.

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City wants study for 19th St corridor

Train traffic will soon be just one a day.

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Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln offers grants and scholarships

The Community Foundation is offering grants for business owners and scholarships for students.

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State’s new strategy for aging services

EngAging Illinois has four focus areas.

3 weeks ago

UPDATE: 186 tabs Jordan as new superintendent

Former Black Hawk principal has been an assistant superintendent.

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Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time

The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.

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Illinois wage inequities improve slightly, persist despite transparency efforts: report

Analysis of wage and demographic data from Illinois businesses shows some improvement, but inequity remains.

3 weeks ago

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir recounts her journey after her son’s abduction by Hamas

“I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator who now lives in Jerusalem, said in a statement.

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Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

Minnesota and Illinois, joined by their largest cities, sued the Trump administration this week.

3 weeks ago

Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home

Authorities apprehended McKee in Rockford, Illinois, last weekend.

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