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Durbin meets with Metra, health leaders
December 5, 2024

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, met Wednesday with Metra CEO Jim Derwinski and other leaders of the transit agency to discuss surface transportation reauthorization…
Aqua Illinois customers to see bill increases
December 4, 2024

SPRINGFIELD — Following almost a year of legal battles and fierce public opposition, water utility Aqua Illinois is set to raise its rates in 2025. The privately owned water utility…
Conservative group asks Supreme Court to review mail-in vote challenge
December 4, 2024

The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots…
Oak Park Police mourn first officer killed on duty in 86 years
November 30, 2024

For the first time in more than four generations, the Oak Park Police Department will drape its entrance portals with black bunting to mourn the loss of one of their own from injuries…
Gambling gains come at expense of riverboats, horse racing
October 16, 2024

Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery — a record bolstered by continued growth in video gambling, sports betting…
Voters consider state questions on reproductive health, tax reform
October 16, 2024

Lawmakers in Illinois are asking voters to weigh in on three hot-button issues on their ballots this year: election interference, income taxes and reproductive health care. Voters…
In Sangamon County, Grayson wasn’t only deputy with DUI on his record
October 11, 2024

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI convictions, and who is now accused of the murder of an unarmed…
Dispensaries open while marijuana manufacturers face challenges
October 3, 2024

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the state’s marijuana industry. While Illinois’ marijuana market is booming and the state has made progress in diversifying…