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Illinois cyclosporiasis case count surpasses 1.5K. The latest on the outbreak
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (279+ words) The cyclosporiasis case count has reached 1,535 in Illinois, the state's department of public health reports, with 71 hospitalized. The true number of sick people is likely higher than the reported case count, according to the CDC, as many people recover without…...
Aurora moves forward with data center regulations
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (332+ words) The Aurora City Council approved moving forward with two new regulations on data centers and directed staff to come back at the next study session with others. At a council meeting in early August, council members directed city management to…...
Will Supreme Court’s Order On Mail-In Ballots Impact Voting In Illinois?
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (849+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing…...
New Illinois MSO Legal Industry Law May Be Ripe for a Challenge, Experts Say
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (219+ words) Legal experts say an Illinois statute that regulates outside investment in law firms may run afoul of the inherent powers doctrine, which puts regulation of lawyers under the purview of the judicial, not legislative, branch. A new Illinois state law…...
Illinois Says Catholic Hospitals Won’t Have to Promote Suicide As Federal Lawsuit Plays Out
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (685+ words) The state agreed to a federal court order amid a suit brought by the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Thomas Paprocki. Some Catholic hospitals and several other religious objectors in Illinois will not have to promote the state’s assisted suicide…...
Illinois Promised To Protect Immigrants. Local Officials Helped Deport Them Anyway
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (1685+ words) CHICAGO — Minutes after Riverton police officer Brad Herzog ran 31-year-old Daniel Torrez Perez’s name through a law enforcement database one night in April 2025, his phone rang. It was the FBI. “Every bell and whistle went off,” said Jack Griffin, the…...
Road trip through Illinois with 2026 Pork Tenderloin Crawl
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (169+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Pork Producers Association is launching a new road trip experience for food lovers. The 2026 Illinois Pork Tenderloin Crawl is a self-guided culinary adventure celebrating a Midwest classic featured at locally owned restaurants across Illinois. Running Sept....
Illinois investigators have new lead in Grinnell College student's 1992 murder
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (180+ words) by Dar Danielson | Aug 25, 2026 The Illinois State Police and the FBI say they have a new lead in the 34-year-old unsolved murder of an Iowa college student Twenty-one-year -old Tammy Zywicki was returning to Grinnell college from Lasalle, Illinois on…...
World Cup Gives Illinois Rare Wagering, Handle Boost in June
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (447+ words) The Prairie State’s online and retail sportsbooks generated a 20% handle increase compared to the same month in 2025, while bets placed were up over 1 million. Illinois continued a trend felt across the largest sports betting jurisdictions in the U.S. during June…...
Illinois Win Totals, Odds & Expert Picks
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (815+ words) Illinois opens 2026 at 6.5 wins, bet down from 7.5, after a 5-of-6-year Over streak. See our unanimous predictions, odds history and FAQs on the Illini. The Illinois Fighting Illini's 2026 win total might be the same as 2025, but the expectations to beat…...