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State ponders lifting rent-control ban

— October 2, 2018

State senators are traveling Illinois to get input on possibly lifting the state’s’ ban on rent control. Illinois is one of 35 states with a rent-control ban. State Sen. Mattie…

State officials say pot can replace opioids
— September 7, 2018

Melissa Hallbeck loves being active again with her 6-year-old son. Suffering from severe stomach pain caused by the disease anisakidosis, Hallbeck had been taking four Norco, an opioid,…
BICENTENNIAL 2018: 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP
— August 16, 2018

Editor’s Note: This article is a compilation of multiple stories written by former (Springfield) State Journal-Register reporter Pete Sherman for the special section “Outrage: The…
Roller-coaster, rodeo part of this year’s Illinois State Fair
— August 9, 2018

State Rep. Tim Butler will be on sensory overload for the next few weeks and he wouldn’t have it any other way as State Fair festivities take over his neighborhood. “I live right…
Special Bicentennial exhibit opens at the Illinois State Museum
— June 30, 2018

The Illinois State Museum presents a major new exhibition in celebration of the state’s 200th birthday, which features rare and rarely-seen artifacts from the Museum’s 13.5-million-object…

Rauner butts tobacco 21-and-over legislation to curb
— August 26, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner is coming under fire from health advocates and politicians for his vetoing of legislation that would have raised the age in Illinois for purchasing tobacco products…
State leaders hope to close digital divide that falls along economic lines
— August 15, 2018

State Rep. Letisha Wallace (D-Rockford) notes that despite advances in technology, the digital divide between people with and without Internet access still remains. “Over time that…
Illinois creates Route 66 Centennial Commission
— August 6, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation creating the Illinois Route 66 Centennial Commission. The commission will develop plans for celebrating the famous road’s 100th anniversary…