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Anderson, Deering plan fund-raiser
July 25, 2025

State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia; and state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, will have a Summer Event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Untitled Supper Club, 111 W. Kinzie St., Chicago….
R.F.D News & Views
July 21, 2025

Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…
Extreme heat watch, warning issued
July 21, 2025

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for portions of northern and central Illinois from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. Forecasters say that dangerously…
Prep clay target league booms in popularity
July 16, 2025

With virtually none of the media fanfare associated with Illinois high school basketball or football championships, 1,188 students from 74 Illinois high school clay target shooting…
Possible traffic hassles loom for fair patrons
July 12, 2025

The good news is that the gates to the 2025 McLean County Fair open July 23 for five days of festival entertainment and food: the not-so-good news is that road construction will likely…
Bloomington man killed in truck crash
July 12, 2025

A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck hit a tree. Richard Thoennes, 66, died at Carle BroMenn Medical Center. Bloomington police officers responded…

Statewide childhood lead testing planned

July 30, 2025

Nearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk of lead exposure in children are in Cook County. The 172 Cook County areas at high risk of lead exposure in children include…

Study: Education still pays, but barriers to upward mobility persist in Illinois

July 30, 2025

For generations, America has been thought of as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone who worked and studied hard could grow up to achieve any goal they set for themselves. …

Pritzker seeks more authority over homeowners insurance business

July 30, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois. His comments came after the Bloomington-based…

Cook County Dems back Croke for comptroller

July 30, 2025

CHICAGO — At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, a powerful Democratic Party organization decided who to endorse in the March 17 primary in one key statewide race. The Cook…

Pritzker signs executive order responding to tariffs

July 23, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…

Economic mobility top priority of Krishnamoorthi’s Senate campaign

July 23, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…

Pritzker seeks more authority over homeowners insurance business

Anderson, Deering plan fund-raiser

R.F.D News & Views

Extreme heat watch, warning issued

Prep clay target league booms in popularity

Possible traffic hassles loom for fair patrons

Bloomington man killed in truck crash

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Statewide childhood lead testing planned

Study: Education still pays, but barriers to upward mobility persist in Illinois

Pritzker seeks more authority over homeowners insurance business

Cook County Dems back Croke for comptroller

Pritzker signs executive order responding to tariffs

Economic mobility top priority of Krishnamoorthi’s Senate campaign

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