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July 6, 2025

Grant Park race showcases repeat winner Shane van Gisbergen

Shane van Gisbergen won the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Race today in downtown Chicago for the second time. Van Gisbergen, 36, drove the No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet to win just…
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…

Two killed in Eden Expressway accidents
July 8, 2025

Two people were killed in accidents on the Edens Expressway. A three-unit fatal crash occurred at 12:30 p.m. Monday on southbound Interstate 94 at Dundee Road in Northbrook. One person…
R.F.D. News & Views
July 7, 2025

With sincere apologies, this week’s column is heavy on the politics of agriculture. While we’d like to focus on crop progress and the weather — two of the farmer’s favorite…
Grant Park race showcases repeat winner Shane van Gisbergen
July 6, 2025

Shane van Gisbergen won the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Race today in downtown Chicago for the second time. Van Gisbergen, 36, drove the No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet to win just…
Woman charged with killing boy, injuring other kids
July 6, 2025

A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy on the city’s Northwest Side. Wendy Tolbert, 45, a resident of the 3600 block of…
Man killed on CTA platform
July 6, 2025

A 56-year-old man was killed Saturday night on a CTA platform in Chicago’s Loop. Police said the man was involved in a physical altercation with an offender at 10:25 p.m. Saturday…
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…

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…

Grant Park race showcases repeat winner Shane van Gisbergen

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

Two killed in Eden Expressway accidents

R.F.D. News & Views

Grant Park race showcases repeat winner Shane van Gisbergen

Woman charged with killing boy, injuring other kids

Man killed on CTA platform

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 NEWS

R.F.D. News & Views

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

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