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5 days ago
Stocks sink on fears the war with Iran will keep interest rates high
Stocks are sinking Friday as hopes wither on Wall Street for a possible cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year because of the...
5 days ago
The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites
The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East, where there's no end to the war in sight despite...
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US college student’s death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say
James "Jimmy" Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of...
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Peoria lawmaker on his years with Chavez
Koehler: "I just don't know how he lived with himself."
6 days ago
State Farm to move all Bloomington workers to Corporate South by 2027
State Farm CEO Jon Farney said the company is unsure what will happen to those facilities.
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Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
Raoul’s office argues a federal appeals court isn’t bound by the decision.
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Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration
Named after the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, the act aims to increase youth voter registration.
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AL Central Preview: Tigers open as favorites while the White Sox try to climb out of the basement
Here's a look at one of baseball's most unpredictable divisions heading into opening day.
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NL Central Preview: Loaded Cubs going for the division title, but Brewers and Reds are lurking
Bregman is hoping to lead the Chicago Cubs to their first Central title since 2020 after signing a $175 million, five-year contract with the North Siders in free agency.
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The body of an American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say
Gracey never returned to the room he was renting with friends, according to family members who live in the suburb of Elmhurst, about 19 miles (31 kilometers) west of Chicago.
7 days ago
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee
Lawmakers, stakeholders, the governor and feds all have indicated they’re open to regulation.
7 days ago
Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
7 days ago
Muskets crack, drums echo as Boston marks 250 years since British evacuation
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
1 week ago
Tracy: Elect me, and make Illinois a ‘two-party state’ again
Don Tracy thinks one Democrat seat in the Senate, and one Republican seat, is a good idea.
1 week ago
UPDATE: Illinois Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate, to face Tracy in November
Stratton to face Springfield's Don Tracy in November.
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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki has a minor knee ligament strain and be will evaluated further, manager says
Suzuki got hurt in Japan’s 8-5 loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal Saturday night in Miami.
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Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation
As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, he represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter.
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White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil set for Tommy John surgery after leaving spring start
The club estimated the recovery time at 12-18 months.
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‘The epitome of providing the information that farmers need’: Farm broadcaster remembers Orion Samuelson
Orion Samuelson, 1934-2026
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Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.
