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Sen. Elizabeth Warren to keynote Governor’s Day brunch

IL Democratic County Charis' Association attracts yet another big-name speaker.

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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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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.

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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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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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Horace Mann: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

The provider of auto and homeowners' insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $443.5 million in the period.

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Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation

One of the defendants, Edward James Porter of Illinois, allegedly called an unnamed witness on July 31 and threatened to kill them and their family, according to an affidavit.

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Beloved longtime Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow to retire at the end of the season

A 6-foot-5 right-hander selected by the Cubs in the eighth round of the 1973 draft out of Cal Poly, Krukow posted a 124-117 career record with a 3.90 ERA over 14 seasons from 1976-1989 with Chicago, Philadelphia and the final seven for the Giants.

1 week ago

Cam Lewis seeing more reps at Bears safety after Coby Bryant injury

Lewis has been filling in for Coby Bryant since he left practice Monday with an apparent left leg injury.

1 week ago

Saga Communications, University of Florida, announce ‘landmark’ partnership

Partnership expands commercial sales, strengthens student opportunities, and advances the future of local broadcasting

1 week ago

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 week ago

Republicans want to ‘Save America’

BOS Center rallygoers heard concerns about Social Security.

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Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishment

Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps most significant evidence that the party's voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed politicians — even in must-win battlegrounds.

1 week ago

Springfield, Illinois mid-year housing market review

Redfin Real Estate compiled data on the housing marking in 2026 in Springfield, IL.

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Employees, local lawmakers rally against layoffs, service cuts at Choate

State to cut about 250 jobs, eliminate program, mental health beds at the facility.

1 week ago

Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright lands 4-year, $116 million contract, AP source says

The contract is the biggest ever for a right tackle and includes the most guaranteed money for an offensive lineman in NFL history, according to ESPN.

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Clay Holmes says he is looking forward to pitching in front of the Cubs’ stellar defense

Holmes is joining a new-look staff in Chicago after the Cubs bolstered their rotation and bullpen ahead of Monday's trade deadline.

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Mets to pay $8.1M to Pirates as part of Weaver trade, Cubs to send Toronto nearly $5M with Taillon

Chicago agreed to pay $4,956,791 to Toronto as part of Sunday's trade that sent the right-hander to the Blue Jays for a player to be named.

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AP Exclusive: Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

Ramirez Zavala spent most of his life in the U.S. working as a ranch hand in rural Illinois.

1 week ago

Takeaways from AP’s review of military families detained under Trump’s immigration crackdown

More than 50 parents and spouses of service members have been detained.

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Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala

Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall. The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become a reliably starry and glamorous affair — a West Coast rival to New York's Met Gala. This year's edition will take place on the evening of Oct. 17 in Los Angeles.