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A cunning colonel, perilous march and British missteps: How Illinois helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution

By Marni Pyke
Jul 02, 2026 7:17 pm - Virginian George Rogers Clark and a band of frontiersmen captured strategic Illinois territory 248 years ago and changed history. Illinois may not have been the front line of the Revolutionary War, but it played a ‘pivotal role’ in the success of the fledgling United States.
‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

By TARA SUN
Jun 29, 2026 11:20 am - Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%. Total farm debt is forecast to hit a record $624.7 billion in 2026, as overhead costs like land rent and interest keep climbing. Farmers bought a record 2.54 million crop insurance policies in 2025. But when the guaranteed revenue floor falls below production costs, farmers lose money on every bushel.
Road rehab: What’s in the tollway’s $26.5B construction program?

By Marni Pyke
Jun 27, 2026 11:00 am - The agency is proposing rate hikes averaging 45 cents a toll for passenger cars as well as inflation-based increases every other year starting in 2029.
Four years after Roe’s reversal, Illinois still a destination for women seeking abortion care

By Marni Pyke
Jun 23, 2026 7:53 pm - Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Tuesday, the agency has experienced a 48% increase in abortion care patients since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 24, 2022.
Toll hike coming? Board OKs hearings on potential 45-cent increase

By Marni Pyke
Jun 18, 2026 10:25 am - Illinois tollway directors approved holding statewide public hearings on a 45-cent rate hike impacting passenger vehicles, and unveiled a new $26.5 billion capital plan Thursday.
Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana

By DAVE COLLINS and HALLIE GOLDEN
Jun 12, 2026 8:02 am - Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois and Indiana and disrupting air travel in the region.
Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East

By DAVE COLLINS
Jun 11, 2026 6:43 pm - Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights, while officials warned of a new round of severe storms and possible tornadoes into Thursday night.
State chooses Will County for new Stateville, Logan prisons

By Jenna Schweikert
Jun 08, 2026 5:50 pm - The Illinois Department of Corrections is officially planning to rebuild its Logan and Stateville correctional centers in Will County, dashing hopes for some downstate that it would rebuild Logan at its current location in Lincoln.
Illinois treasurer’s gift to Pope Leo? $8.65 of pontiff’s own money

By JERRY NOWICKI
Jun 05, 2026 5:49 pm - Vatican City’s been a popular spot for Illinois dignitaries since Chicago native Robert Prevost ascended to the papacy last year.Leaders from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to lawmakers to Gov. JB Pritzker have come bearing gifts for Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV — a Chicago-brewed “Da Pope” beer, city-sourced giardiniera, an Illini No. 14 jersey, Chicago White Sox gear and more.
Chicago US attorney defends his meddling with grand jury process over immigration protest case

By ED WHITE
Jun 03, 2026 3:34 pm - The top federal prosecutor in Chicago said he made a personal pitch to a grand jury before it indicted protesters who opposed the Trump administration's immigration sweep...

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