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Concerns raised over grain terminal sale Illinois' congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Treasury secretary to examine a recent sale of a stake in a grain terminal in Cahokia to a company affili...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker could soon enact a bill pro-life advocates say will infringe on Illinois employers' and pregnancy resource centers' rights. The bill aims to prohibit employers...

(The Center Square) - An annual rite of summer in Illinois is approaching soon with another increase in the state's gas tax along with a slew of other tax increases. In total, Illinois will see $1.1 b...

'Crime suppression' effort in East St. LouisIllinois State Police completed a three-day operation in East St. Louis and surrounding communities that led to 15 arrests and 12 weapons recovered. ISP des...

(The Center Square) - An analysis of the Illinois state budget set to begin July 1 shows about $180 million will go toward violence intervention and youth summer jobs programs. Some question whether t...

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker could soon sign a measure saying hotels with less than 50 rooms can't provide single use plastic bottles containing things like shampoo. Opponents say...

(The Center Square) - Congresswoman Virginia Foxx of North Carolina considered the panel question and delivered, as often she does, a bottom-line answer for Title IX at passage 52 years ago and today....

(The Center Square) - Despite an increase in funding for wind farm operators, wind production was down in 2023. According to the Energy Information Administration, last year saw record highs in instal...

An accidental cooking fire heavily damaged an apartment in the 400 block of West Vernon Avenue early this morning, but working smoke alarms allowed the occupant to escape safely. Just before 3:00 a.m....

(The Center Square) - The judge overseeing former House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption case said Thursday he wants to proceed to trial in October despite a Supreme Court ruling that could rattle...