Illinois
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Sale of central, Southern Illinois newspaper group puts new state law to the test
Sep 19, 2025 1:28 pm - A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold its papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state law designed to keep newspaper ownership local.
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Latino leaders condemn ICE over incidents in Chicago, including driver’s fatal shootingSep 13, 2025 6:16 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — Latino leaders expressed dismay Saturday over recent immigration enforcement operations in Chicago that resulted in a fatal shooting during a traffic stop,...
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New state program widens higher education access to Illinois students
Sep 13, 2025 2:13 pm - A new statewide program aims to make higher education at public universities more accessible to Illinois students.
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Man in Chicago fatally shot by ICE officer after allegedly resisting arrestSep 12, 2025 6:58 pm - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man in the Chicago area during an attempted arrest Friday after the man drove his vehicle toward law enforce...
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Leaf-peeping along the Great River RoadSep 12, 2025 8:23 am - It happens every year as autumn approaches. When the weather begins to cool, I get a burning desire to travel to see fall foliage. Where to go for a quick trip? The Great River Road, or at least a piece of it in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
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US Steel to end steel production at Illinois plant but no layoffs
Sep 09, 2025 4:20 pm - U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker by giving the government a say over decisions that affect domestic steel production. U.S. Steel will end production at the plant, likely in November, but it won’t lay off any of the roughly 800 workers there or reduce their pay, it said.
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How an Illinois farmer turned flooded farmland into rice paddies
Sep 09, 2025 10:09 am - One Illinois man’s decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it’s possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains focused on soybeans and corn.
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US appeals court reverses lower court, approves Illinois ban on carrying firearms on public transit
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‘We’ve been fighting crime,’ Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claimsAug 28, 2025 8:00 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showing off parts of the city where violent crime has decreased and saying sending in the National Guard could only escalate problems.
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License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concernsAug 26, 2025 8:32 am - One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations.