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July 5, 2025

Highland Park parade ‘full of heart, celebration’

Highland Park’s Fourth of July events included a parade which stepped off on the same route as last year. The updated parade route did not pass by the Port Clinton Square block…
July 5, 2025

Unique Gridley museum showcases one small town’s history of telephony

There’s not an iPhone in sight at the Gridley Telephone Museum. Vintage telephony is the star at the McLean County museum, offering a vivid look at how communications from a vanished…
July 3, 2025

Faith, freedom, and a future in justice: How one teen is leading her generation

For Sincere Grider, education has never been just about textbooks and grades — it’s been the cornerstone of a second chance at life. Adopted at the age of 5, unable to read or count,…
July 3, 2025

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
July 2, 2025

With scant notice, Rockford hospital closes

Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon Bea Hospital permanently closed its doors today on just a few hours’ notice. While sudden, the…

Highland Park parade ‘full of heart, celebration’
July 5, 2025

Highland Park’s Fourth of July events included a parade which stepped off on the same route as last year. The updated parade route did not pass by the Port Clinton Square block…
Unique Gridley museum showcases one small town’s history of telephony
July 5, 2025

There’s not an iPhone in sight at the Gridley Telephone Museum. Vintage telephony is the star at the McLean County museum, offering a vivid look at how communications from a vanished…
Faith, freedom, and a future in justice: How one teen is leading her generation
July 3, 2025

For Sincere Grider, education has never been just about textbooks and grades — it’s been the cornerstone of a second chance at life. Adopted at the age of 5, unable to read or count,…
State ends fiscal year with record revenue
July 3, 2025

Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
With scant notice, Rockford hospital closes
July 2, 2025

Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon Bea Hospital permanently closed its doors today on just a few hours’ notice. While sudden, the…
Arachnid 360 selling fun for 50 years
July 2, 2025

For product elevation, evolution and innovation, Arachnid 360 in Loves Park has hit a bullseye every time. The dart machine manufacturer recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and…
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked by food, local festivals and fireworks
July 2, 2025

Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself.  According to historical accounts, the first such shows came in 1777, one year after the 13 American colonies declared…
Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
July 1, 2025

WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

July 3, 2025

Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…

Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of grants

July 2, 2025

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…

Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination

July 1, 2025

WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…

Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades

June 27, 2025

PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…

Pritzker launches third-term re-election bid

June 26, 2025

CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…

Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms

June 26, 2025

SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…

Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again

June 25, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…

Highland Park parade ‘full of heart, celebration’

Unique Gridley museum showcases one small town’s history of telephony

Faith, freedom, and a future in justice: How one teen is leading her generation

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

With scant notice, Rockford hospital closes

Highland Park parade ‘full of heart, celebration’

Unique Gridley museum showcases one small town’s history of telephony

Faith, freedom, and a future in justice: How one teen is leading her generation

State ends fiscal year with record revenue

With scant notice, Rockford hospital closes

Arachnid 360 selling fun for 50 years

USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked by food, local festivals and fireworks

Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination

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State ends fiscal year with record revenue

Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of grants

Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination

Challenges persist for women, minorities breaking into skilled trades

Pritzker launches third-term re-election bid

Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms

Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform again

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