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Stephenson County discovery: Asian copperleaf, a nonnative weed, confirmed in Illinois
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (197+ words) FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Corn and soybean growers in northern Illinois should be on the lookout for a nonnative weed after the first confirmed Illinois population of Asian copperleaf (Acalypha australis) was found in a Stephenson County field following this year's corn…...
New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1182+ words) Illinois" statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level. Data compiled by the Illinois Municipal League shows that 656 municipalities " a little more than half of the state"s…...
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (607+ words) CHICAGO " Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from "junk science" undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level. The bill will allow the Illinois Department of Public Health director, currently Dr. Sameer…...
Illinois Route 2 in Ogle Co. closed due to serious crash
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (125+ words) OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers are asked to avoid a part of Illinois Route 2 due to a serious crash. Around 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20, the Ogle County Sheriff's Office shared an alert in its app that the ... OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Drivers are asked to…...
University of Illinois College of Medicine graduates next class of future doctors, scientists
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (115+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The next generation of scientists and doctors are one step closer to the workforce. Sunday the University of Illinois extension celebrated its latest graduating class. 24 students walked across the stage at the Coronado theatre to receive their degrees....
Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons begin withholding physical mail
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (808+ words) (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison. Under the rule that went into effect Aug. 14, IDOC will…...
10 years after state budget impasse, human services in Illinois again brace for ‘tsunami’
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1789+ words) JONESBORO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - It was a bitterly cold evening on Jan. 19, 1997, when Judy Stegle and her husband, Mike, received the call that would upend their lives forever. Cortnie woke up 13 days later in a hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri....
Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (689+ words) This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. BREESE, Ill. " After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near…...
Illinois beekeepers battle losses, costs to keep hives buzzing
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1241+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WIFR) - Luke Harvey established the Riverview Road Apiary in 2014, perched along the Illinois River in Chillicothe, just across from the home where he grew up north of Peoria. Surrounded by birdsong on the back porch of the house, Harvey…...
Construction to begin from Illinois State Line to Broad St. in Beloit
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (153+ words) BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Construction will be starting Monday, August 18, on WIS 213 (State Street) from the Illinois State Line to Broad Street in Beloit. The project is being completed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. According to project leaders, it looks…...