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February Recreational Weed Sales Approach $35 Million
Recreational marijuana sales continued bring in millions in the second month of legal sales in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reports $34,805,072 in recreat...
Mar 04, 2020
Plane Crash Victims ID'd
Three people died when the small plane crashed on Interstate 55 Tuesday . Mitch Janssen,22, of Princeville was a 2019 graduate of Bradley University. He was a flight instructor at Synergy Flight Cente...
Mar 04, 2020
Report: 1 in 3 Illinois Households Make Below Cost of Living
A report revealed that 36% of Illinois households have incomes below the state's cost of living. The data was collected in a report called "ALICE in Illinois: A Financial Hardship Study." ALICE stands...
Mar 04, 2020
ISU Recommending Students Studying In Italy Come Home
Illinois State University leaders are suggesting that students studying in Italy should consider coming home. University officials say they've been tracking the spread of the coronavirus and are prepa...
Mar 03, 2020
REPORT: 3 Dead After Plane Crashes Near Lincoln, I-55 Southbound Reopens
(WMBD) - Three people are dead after a small plane crashed near Lincoln Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police said I-55 southbound at milepost 126 shut down throughout the morning and afternoon; it r...
Mar 03, 2020
Blago Loses Law License
An attorney review board has stripped former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of his license to practice law. The move was expected despite President Trump's decision to release Blagojevich from pris...
Mar 03, 2020
State Farm Limits Worker Travel Due To Coronavirus
State Farm is suspending all non-essential business travel through the end of March as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. Illinois is among the states that has at least one confirmed coro...
Mar 03, 2020
2019 McLean County Final Multiplier Announced
McLean County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization...
Mar 03, 2020
Advocates Sue State Over Automatic Voter Registration Problems
A group of advocates is suing Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Board of Elections over problems with the state's automatic voter registration system. The federal lawsuit ...
Mar 02, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Bill Pitches New Rules For Use Of Native American Mascots
A Rockford lawmaker is pitching a bill that would implement new rules for the use of Native American mascots in Illinois schools. The proposed bill is an amendment to the Interscholastic Athletic Orga...
Mar 02, 2020
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