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Illinois joins suit to halt federal energy and infrastructure cuts
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (283+ words) Illinois has joined another lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempts to cut funding for energy and infrastructure programs, according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office. Filed in the Northern District Court of California, Raoul and 12 other attorneys…...
A man exonerated with help from the Illinois Innocence Project tells his story
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1529+ words) In November, a man who spent 32 years in prison for a crime he did not commit became a free man. Danny Davis was exonerated with help from the Illinois Innocence Project based at the University of Illinois Springfield. Davis was…...
Illinois State football's Niekamp family thrives on coaching, and playing, hard
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1137+ words) As a senior at Normal Community High School, Tye Niekamp's goal was "finding someone who was going to coach me hard" on the college level. He didn't have to look far. The man for the job lived in the same…...
Football playoff expansion among 12 new rules approved for IHSA sports
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (122+ words) Football playoff expansion was among 12 new changes to the IHSA's [Illinois High School Association] bylaws approved Monday. "We are hopeful that this football playoff expansion will provide intended relief to our schools by stabilizing conference movement and eliminating the difficulty…...
Rediscovering an overlooked linchpin of Illinois industry: Bicycling
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1459+ words) A Bloomington-Normal historian says bicycles were once a top export from the state of Illinois with manufacturing centers in the state, including Peoria and Chicago, making two-thirds of all bicycles sold in the country in 1898. Chris Sweet, a librarian and…...
Illinois Supreme Court justices want to see McLean County's Family Treatment Court replicated
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (864+ words) Two Illinois Supreme Court justices traveled to McLean County this week, participating in a judges" meeting for the 11th Judicial Circuit that includes McLean County and observing Family Treatment Court. It was the 23rd of Justice Elizabeth Rochford's stops across the state....
Reports: Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10 billion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (789+ words) Recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration could reduce the size of Illinois' economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report offers a detailed looked at the…...
Illinois bill ‘decouples’ state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (852+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois lawmakers are sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker that makes a pair of changes to Illinois" tax code in response to new federal tax provisions that could reduce state revenue. The Governor"s Office of Management and…...
Illinois Supreme Court will not hear Jamie Snow and Barton McNeil cases
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (858+ words) The Illinois Supreme Court has denied requests to hear a pair of high-profile McLean County cases. Jamie Snow and Barton McNeil have both had their appeals to the state's highest court turned down. Both men were convicted of murder in…...
Central Illinois Regional Airport awarded $12.5 million for runway improvements
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (109+ words) The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Central Illinois Regional Airport a $12.5 million grant for runway improvements. The funding will support phase one of CIRA's Runway 11/29 Rehabilitation Project. Work will include pavement rehabilitation, new runway lighting, signage, and safety enhancements on…...