DCFS places awareness on human trafficking
January 5, 2023January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential…
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Supreme Court stays cash bail provisions statewide with appeal pending
January 4, 2023SPRINGFIELD – A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday, Dec. 28, that lawmakers overreached their constitutional authority in passing a measure to abolish cash bail in Illinois, while…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Livestock producers battle frigid weather
January 3, 2023RFD News and Views wishes our readers a happy and healthy new year! Here are some of the top year-end agricultural news highlights: Livestock producers battle frigid weather…
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State highlights ongoing Rebuild Illinois transportation projects
January 2, 2023The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) delivered projects across the state during 2022. As of Sept. 30, Rebuild Illinois has made $9.6 billion in improvements statewide on…
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Ongoing investigation shows nearly two dozen patients charged with crimes at state-run facility
January 2, 2023This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. On a chilly November morning in 2019, Lutrice…
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Uncertainty to hang over energy markets into 2023
December 30, 2022U.S. consumers saw some relief at the fuel pump in recent weeks. Nationwide, average weekly prices for diesel fuel declined from $5.21 Nov. 21 and $5.14 Nov. 28 to $4.96 per gallon…
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Judge invalidates cash bail reform in some counties; appeal pending
December 30, 2022SPRINGFIELD – A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday, Dec. 28 that lawmakers overreached their constitutional authority in passing a measure to abolish cash bail in Illinois, while…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois youth win top GROWMARK essay prizes
December 27, 2022The arctic-cold conclusion of December 2022 found many of us huddled indoors with family and pets, praying that we didn’t lose electricity. Many people, including those in rural Stark…
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New year to bring new laws in Illinois
December 27, 2022SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination…
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With labor dispute settled, railroads focus on service
December 26, 2022It’s not necessarily back to business as usual for the nation’s railroad industry now that the threat of a nationwide strike has been averted for a second time. Industry representatives,…
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