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Is tornado activity getting more intense and frequent?
June 12, 2023

In today’s world, it appears that everyone has seen or experienced a tornado up close and personal, at least from all the video that is available on social media. The fact is many…
Former Sen. Terry Link testifies in bribery trial while awaiting sentencing on tax evasion
June 12, 2023

CHICAGO – Former state Sen. Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record…
GOOD HEALTH: Bout of pneumonia leads to shocking breast cancer diagnosis
June 12, 2023

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 73-year-old wife has been diligent in getting her mammograms done, plus blood tests and doctor’s visits every three months. In November 2021, she came down with…
Pritzker signs off on $50.4 billion state spending plan
June 8, 2023

CHICAGO – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday, marking the first spending plan of his second term as governor. The $50.4…
New law limits venue for constitutional challenges to Sangamon, Cook counties
June 7, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – People who file lawsuits in state courts challenging the constitutionality of a state law, administrative rule or executive order will now have to file those cases in…
Scholarship program helps those seeking degrees in early childhood education
June 6, 2023

On Tuesday, June 6, the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) said the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has opened the 2023-24 application for the ECACE…
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Drought creeping across Illinois
June 6, 2023

In this week’s column we examine the effects of current drought conditions across Illinois on crop development, prices and more. We’ll also take a peek at the current USDA crop…
Protections for hotel workers, school financing, new state flag among bills passed
June 6, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all but one of them in May. It sets…