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Best Chicago Bears fantasy performances last season

Stacker compiled a list of the best Chicago Bears fantasy performances in 2025

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Possible ComEd 4 retrial up in the air months after 7th Circuit ordered prison release for 2

Judge proposes February 2027 trial date for defendants McClain, Pramaggiore.

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Former downtown Springfield bank building sold

Chris Stone already has the building mostly full.

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Route 10 fatal crash in Clinton leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized

Illinois State Police and sheriff's deputies report that an eastbound vehicle and a westbound vehicle collided on Route 10.

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Animal Protective League continues fundraising efforts after June’s tornado damage

Back in June, an EF-1 tornado hit the APL, causing major damage to its building and forcing the organization to relocate its animals.

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You can milk a cow at the Illinois State Fair

It's not hard, but milking by hand can take a while under normal circumstances.

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Illinois GOP chief on 2026 election: ‘It’s common sense versus communism’

Republicans hold no statewide offices and are in the superminority in both the IL House and IL Senate.

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Budzinski, Turner, meeting with Post Office officials about problems and Springfield distribution center

Problems with the U.S. Postal Service continue, as the agency says it wants to improve.

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Illinois Republicans fire back on their day at the Illinois State Fair

Bailey: Pritzker only agreed to one debate because he's afraid I'll win.

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The Friday night lights beckon as high school football gets underway

High school football kicks off for District 186 schools Friday

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Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid Illinois communities in storm cleanup efforts

The relief will be available to 15 counties after recent severe and record-breaking storms.

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Springfield man goes to federal prison for gun possession

Prosecutors say Gladney had a stolen .45 caliber semi-automatic weapon in his possession back in February of 2022.

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Illinois Dems look to tighten their grip on government

Gov Pritzker: Illinois is not a one-party state.

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1,500-pound steer is star of Sale of Champions at Illinois State Fair

Fifteen-year-old McKlay Gensini of Hennepin is the winner.

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Warren rallies Illinois Democratic troops

The US senator from Massachusetts praised Gov Pritzker as a fighter: "Go, JB!"

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Naturalization ceremony again a part of Illinois State Fair

300 people representing 52 countries from Australia to Vietnam all took their oaths and completed their coursework and paperwork to become citizens legally.

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Winning lottery ticket sold in Springfield

That jackpot was $550,000.

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Springfield organizations seeing increase in need after SNAP changes

More than three dozen micro pantries are located across Springfield, and empty shelves have become a common sight.

2 weeks ago

Republic fixing Springfield overcharging

Local GM tells council an "unfortunate incident" resulted from "an issue with our web site" that affected 1-2 percent of its Springfield customers.

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