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9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (937+ words) Gov. J. B. Pritzker says he is willing to call a special session if the Chicago Bears can assemble a stadium proposal with enough legislative support. State lawmakers say the Bears must become more directly involved and clearly identify what they want…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago  (949+ words) The overturn of Roe v. Wade four years ago has wrought numerous changes for Illinois' abortion ecosystem, turning the state into a destination for tens of thousands of people across the United States who need abortion services. Rising costs and a…...

10+ hour, 43+ min ago  (299+ words) (The Center Square) " Two Chicago-area defendants have been charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of millions of dollars. Prosecutors said Amirali Bhimani, 42, of Naperville caused laboratories to bill Medicare for never-received Covid-19 test kits,…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (100+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The state of Illinois wants to hear you tell your story to the world in honor of the nation's 250th birthday." Illinois Voices 250, led by the Illinois America 250 Commission and in partnership with Illinois Humanities and Story Corps Studios,…...

18+ hour, 50+ min ago  (459+ words) Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias is awarding more than $27 million in grants to libraries across the state, his office announced in a news release Tuesday. Giannoulias also joined library leaders and other local officials at the…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (517+ words) (WAND) - The Illinois Manufacturers' Association will honor the 2026 class of inductees into the Illinois Manufacturing Hall of Fame on June 25." The Illinois Manufacturing Hall of Fame was established in 2024." The 2026 inductees will be honored during a ceremony" at 11 a. m. on June…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago  (752+ words) Aurora will stand up an oversight office to monitor critical operations within its police department and other public safety agencies after years of controversial and heavily criticized policing practices in Colorado's third-largest city. The City Council voted to establish the…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (592+ words) The Aurora City Council passed two ordinances requiring periodic inspections of and more regulated disease reporting from detention facilities in the city, including the GEO Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Both ordinances passed in a final vote Monday night with…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (631+ words) AURORA, Mo. " A former Aurora-Marionville police captain has filed a lawsuit alleging Police Chief Wes Coatney sexually harassed her, held a pocketknife near her throat and made a rape threat before she was later retaliated against and constructively discharged. This…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1736+ words) Think Illinois is all skyline, pizza, and flat farmland? That idea falls apart fast once the road starts winding past bluffs, quiet river towns, and landscapes that feel wildly unexpected for the Prairie State. One moment, you are looking at…...