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(The Center Square) - After 18 months of being rebuffed by House Speaker Emmanuel "Chris" Welch, the Organizing Committee of the Illinois Legislative Staff Association says it's taking its demands to ...

Pritzker keynote at Canada summit Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered the keynote address Tuesday at the US-Canada Summit in Toronto. Before the address, he held a public memorandum of understanding signing ...

2024 marks the bicentennial celebration of Funk Farms, the fourth oldest farm in Illinois. The 200th anniversary will be marked by live music, education, food, shopping, and fun on Saturday, June 22, ...

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over--Drive High, Get a DUI As Independence Day approaches, the Normal Police Department is gearing up for increased traffic enforcement to ensure the safety of all residents...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker could soon sign a massive tax credit bill on his desk that gives breaks to specific industries, like electric vehicle manufacturers, quantum computing companie...

Mapes reports to prison Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff and House Clerk Tim Mapes reports to prison Tuesday to begin a 2.5 year sentence. In August 2023, a federal jury ...

(The Center Square) - An industry group says the Biden administration's new staffing regulations for long-term care facilities are unrealistic. The mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive...

Cicada eating birds getting sick The mass emergence of cicadas in Illinois has meant a feast for birds but has also led to health problems in their young offspring. Officials at Willowbrook Wildlife C...

(The Center Square) - Illinois U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, says in a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion has ties with companies direc...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois state agency is launching a statewide initiative it says "supports and expands gender-affirming care," but a national pediatric group says that's the wrong approach f...