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Illinois' Sweet 16 date with Houston " the team and the city " is cause for some perspective
3+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) Illinois" Keaton Wagler practices at Toyota Center on March 25, 2026, in Houston, Texas. It"s the time of year in college basketball when everything gets kicked up a notch or five, including fans" complaints. The refs are against us. The gods…...
Illinois, Michigan give Big Ten two shots at ending quarter-century-long title drought. Is this the year?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (365+ words) Michigan's Aday Mara celebrates during the second half against Illinois at State Farm Center on Feb. 27, 2026 in Champaign. For only the fourth time in the 2000s, the Big Ten has two teams " Midwest Region No. 1 seed Michigan and South Region No....
Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (676+ words) A tornado damaged home can be seen from the air in Kankakee County after storms ripped through the area in March. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home…...
Illinois regulators have little power to stop hospital closures. Lawmakers are stepping in.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (992+ words) Black plastic covers the emergency room signs at West Suburban Medical Center on April 1 after the owner announced he was temporarily closing the Oak Park hospital. When West Suburban Medical Center abruptly closed its doors temporarily last month, saying it…...
How Illinois' "check the box" college applications block some formerly incarcerated students
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (40+ words) DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday his agency needs to "focus on cities that want to work with us." DHS is under its longest shutdown over a dispute about funding for the Immigration and. .. Why are we asking for donations?...
After years of court oversight, Illinois prisons still aren't providing adequate healthcare
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (52+ words) DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday his agency needs to "focus on cities that want to work with us." DHS is under its longest shutdown over a dispute about funding for the Immigration and. .. Why are we asking for donations?...
Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (496+ words) Joe Greendyk, a seasonal fisheries technician with the Illinois Natural History Survey, attempts to catch a silver carp as he and other researchers use electric currents to stun fish to study invasive carp abundance in the Illinois River. This coverage…...
Illinois House passes bill aimed at keeping immigration detention centers out of communities
1+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility officers stand guard outside an ICE facility in Broadview. The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday restricting future immigration detention centers from being built near community buildings. The bill would bar the placement of immigration…...
US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois' concealed carry ban on public transit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (394+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Illinois" ban on concealed carry permit holders from carrying concealed loaded guns on public transit Monday, leaving intact the state"s more than a decade old prohibition on firearms on buses…...
Could conversion therapy return to Illinois?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (898+ words) " Below: After the U. S. Supreme Court ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of 23 states that prohibit the discredited practice, Illinois" ban remains intact " but could be open to future challenges. " Plus: Ex-Illinois House Speaker…...