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12+ hour, 29+ min ago  (360+ words) SPRINGFIELD, IL – Air quality in Springfield is currently designated as "unhealthy" but it is set to improve in the coming days. As of Monday morning, air quality in the capital city and parts of central Illinois shows a U.S. Air Quality…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago  (236+ words) Chicago police review Illinois Accountability Commission report. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is encouraging people whose experiences are described in the Illi... Chicago police review Illinois Accountability Commission reportChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is encouraging people whose experiences are…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1777+ words) July can make an ordinary Illinois road feel like it belongs in a movie. Fields glow green beside the pavement, wildflowers brighten the shoulders, and sunlight flashes over rivers and wooded bluffs. I have spent countless summer weekends chasing those…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago  (298+ words) Across central Illinois, some acreage once devoted strictly to corn and soybeans is being committed to wind and solar development. For landowners, leasing that ground can offer a more predictable paycheck than relying on farm income alone. The money involved…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (655+ words) A long-neglected, red frame building in West Chicago that was the final operating one-room schoolhouse in Illinois before its closure in 1991 will have a new lease on life — along with a new purpose — once an ongoing $1.6 million restoration concludes. District…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (387+ words) (The Center Square) – While Illinois contemplates raising prices on tollways across the state, one state lawmaker wants increased transparency for drivers. State Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, announced he plans to introduce the "Truth in Toll Transparency Act," which he…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (658+ words) (The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Chris Balkema said True Value’s decision to move its headquarters from Chicago to Fort Wayne, Indiana, is another example of businesses seeking relief from what he described as Illinois’ costly regulatory and tax environment....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (54+ words) An employee for the company that runs the Aurora ICE facility is arrested, accused of shooting a protestor; health leaders still want inside to investigate TB case. An employee for the company that runs the Aurora ICE facility is arrested,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (454+ words) The person arrested in connection with a shooting near the Aurora Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility Thursday is a GEO Group employee, Aurora Police Department officials said Friday. The woman who suffered the gunshot wound and another woman with…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (32+ words) Univ. of Illinois AD Josh Whitman on Thursday received a contract extension that will keep him in charge of the Illini until 2036, at least. Illinois AD Josh Whitman gets extension, raise...