New year, new laws
January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
The government has a comprehensive website full of information on how to prepare for emergencies, power outages, hurricanes, floods — nearly everything you can imagine. Should a disaster…
If the Midwest is looking for a folksy, musical voice, they may have found it in Cody Diekhoff, a Bloomington native, who, for the past two decades, has entertained audiences and recorded…
Two months after Hurricane Helene swept through the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina Sept. 27, killing more than 100 people and destroying homes, businesses, farms and…
In an election cycle that saw presidential candidate Kamala Harris underperform her predecessor Joe Biden in the 17th Congressional District vote, Congressman Eric Sorensen turned in…
Chronicle Media will be providing live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday on our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/chroniclemediallc/. Join Rick Hibbert, Bill…
Members of the Chronicle Media staff captured nine awards in the Northern Illinois News Association’s 2024 competition. Chronicle writers earned five first-place awards, with…
During what was billed as a fireside chat followed by a book signing, former CIA director and retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus kept a large Peoria-area audience in rapt attention…
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…
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…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…
SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…