5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (119+ words) Prescribed burns keep Illinois ecosystems alive " but insurance barriers are stopping them. A new bill aims to change that. Ellicia Sanchez and Tharran Hobson of the Nature Conservancy explain. The proposed insurance fund is modeled after successful programs in western…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (933+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois is on target to bring in more money than expected this year. The state's Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said through the first nine months of FY2026, Illinois collected more than $1. 57 billion in additional tax revenue, or 4. 2%, compared…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (982+ words) PEORIA " As Illinois officials remain strongly committed to closing coal-fired power plants, federal policies under the Trump administration are creating uncertainty, spurring legal action and a push by some to keep the plants open. Environmental organizations now fear these policy…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1560+ words) Brock Seymour was 5 the first time he drove a combine. It was pouring rain, and his grandfather had jumped out to fetch the grain cart, leaving him to drive across the field. "I'll never forget that," Seymour said. "When he…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (323+ words) Aurora City Council on Tuesday passed a suite of new ordinances that would further regulate new data centers within its city limits. The city calls the new regulations some of the most protective in the country. Aurora has seen an…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (510+ words) Illinois will join the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, or GOARN, to counterbalance the federal government's withdrawal, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday. The network monitors disease outbreaks across the globe and prepares countries to respond to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (851+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to severely limit immigration agents" authority in the state after accusing the feds of unleashing an "organized bombardment" to coerce state and local officials to change their immigration policies. State…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (504+ words) The Trump administration plans to halt $10 billion in federal funding for child care assistance, low income and social service funds in Illinois and four other Democrat-led states, alleging unspecified "massive amounts of fraud." The pause in funding comes about a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (502+ words) Illinois will usher in over 400 new laws effective on the first day of 2026. Illinois Legal Aid Online [ILAO] believes residents should be aware of the laws concerning health, employment, education, law enforcement, and more. Teri Ross, executive director of ILAO,…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1101+ words) CHICAGO " Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep fighting for protections against artificial intelligence after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to shield tech companies from state laws. Trump's order targets state regulations, including several in Illinois, that he said…...