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August 14, 2024The Illinois State Fair continues this week, wrapping up on Sunday. In other news: Illinois will receive a grant to encourage climate-smart farming, and an Illinois-based company is…
The Illinois State Fair continues this week, wrapping up on Sunday. In other news: Illinois will receive a grant to encourage climate-smart farming, and an Illinois-based company is…
With schools opening around the state and Labor Day on the horizon, folks still can enjoy the midway with corndog in hand, and all the attractions at the Winnebago County Fair this…
A new world of college football arrives this fall, with coast-to-coast super conferences debuting and buckets of money bound for many of the nation’s elite programs. For the most…
Illinois’ first-in-the-nation law that allows residents to sue companies over the improper collection of their biometric information will be slightly less punitive after Gov. JB Pritzker…
An airport in Chicago’s Far South Suburbs could bring thousands of jobs and a $1 billion economic impact, according to a new report, but state and local officials expressed concerns…
It’s been said that it’s never a good idea to not run through the tape in a political race, because, as it’s also often been said, the only truly reliable poll is the one on Election…
Brookfield Zoo will undergo a massive redesign over the next 15 years, with everything from mixed-species environments to the return of elephants. The zoo’s Next Century Plan will…
Elected office holders from around Illinois in both major political parties responded quickly Sunday to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would no longer seek the Democratic…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…