Cantigny commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day
June 5, 2024Eighty years ago, soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division played a leading role in the Allied invasion of France, storming Omaha Beach in Normandy and jump-starting the…
Eighty years ago, soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division played a leading role in the Allied invasion of France, storming Omaha Beach in Normandy and jump-starting the…
Touting an expanded approach of “traditional enforcement” and “intervention and prevention,” Rockford leaders held a Public Safety town hall meeting to discuss the city’s…
Fourth in a series looking at Early Intervention funding in the state In the end, numbers won out over narratives, according to Early Intervention proponents. While a $6 million…
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, applauded the Illinois Legislature’s passage of a state budget that included the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The legislation,…
In this week’s ag news, corn planting is catching up after weather-related delays, while John Deere continues to slash jobs due to decreased demand for farm machinery. For more on…
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would help the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation expand their newly established reservation in DeKalb County advanced out of a state House committee Tuesday,…
A portion of a onetime retail strip in DeKalb’s North Annie Glidden neighborhood may be on the verge of a makeover. A property now owned by the city of DeKalb may be purchased by…
The annual Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race is set for Saturday, June 1, but a recently discovered obstacle in the Fox River has caused race officials at the Fox Valley Park District…
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…