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For scuba diving enthusiasts, Mermet Springs is ‘the best place in the Midwest’

By Peyton Cook
Sep 07, 2026 1:59 pm - Thirty years ago, an Illinois Secretary of State Police DiveTeam investigator set out to turn an abandoned rock quarry into a first-class dive destination. Today, it draws hundreds to southern Illinois each year to explore what’s submerged in its crystal-clear waters.
Illinois Capitol renovations ‘a few months behind,’ but set to wrap up this winter

By Brenden Moore
Sep 07, 2026 8:11 am - Nearly five years after construction crews started moving dirt on the $350 million renovation of the Illinois State Capitol's north wing, there are finally glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel.
State audit finds child protection agency made progress, but was still noncompliant with 2020 law

By BETH HUNDSDORFER
Sep 05, 2026 10:25 am - An audit found several documentation lapses by the Department of Children and Family Services, including failures to provide evidence of routine healthcare for children in state custody. DCFS was still not in compliance with a 2020 law named for 2-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes, who died of neglect after agency returned her to her mother.
Judge orders federal logging project halted in Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest

By Hannah Meisel
Sep 02, 2026 2:29 pm - A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, finding the 2024 approval of the project under President Joe Biden violated the Endangered Species Act.
A 104-year-old farmer’s $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recovery

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Aug 31, 2026 2:07 pm - America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low crop prices and rising costs squeezed their finances.
No Democratic National Convention repeat for Chicago in 2028

By Dan Petrella and Jake Sheridan
Aug 20, 2026 1:19 pm - The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker.
College cyclist from the north suburbs, teammate killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash

Aug 20, 2026 7:07 am - HAMPTON, Tenn. — Two members of a university cycling team were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday when a car collided with a group of riders in northeastern T...
Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029

By ROBERT CHANNICK
Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

By DAVE COLLINS
Aug 13, 2026 11:36 am - A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.
How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal

By John Lippert and Jeremy Gorner
Aug 08, 2026 2:12 pm - Even as a political backlash against data centers mushrooms across the U.S., a broad consensus on how to regulate them is emerging in Springfield, according to key corporate, labor and environmental lobbyists.

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