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‘New Illinois’ supporters meet in Palatine, discuss urban-rural divide

By Dave Oberhelman
May 03, 2025 5:35 pm - The movement to create a separate state, a “New Illinois,” arrived Saturday at the Palatine Township Republican Organization office.
Former Gov. George Ryan dies at 91

By John O'Connor
May 02, 2025 2:33 pm - He served as governor from 1999 to 2003. The longtime Republican leader, who also served as secretary of state, gained both accolades and criticism during his tenure.
Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency

By JOHN O’CONNOR
May 01, 2025 2:28 pm - The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday.
With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on transit reform

By Andrew Adams and Ben Szalinski
Apr 30, 2025 6:19 pm - Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland ...
Chatham mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Apr 29, 2025 10:23 am - Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois, but authorities said Tuesday that the crash that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack.
Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn’t targeted

By The Associated Press
Apr 28, 2025 8:04 pm - CHATHAM — A crash through an after-school building in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, that killed three children and a teenager and left several others inj...
Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace

By Bridgette Fox
Apr 28, 2025 2:15 pm - The cost to attend state universities has been rising, and some institutions have said they’ll have to continue pushing the brunt of state budget shortfalls onto students and families if there isn’t a change.
JB Pritzker calls out ‘do-nothing’ Democrats for failing to push back against Trump

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and HOLLY RAMER
Apr 28, 2025 7:30 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sharply criticized fellow Democrats on Sunday for not doing enough to oppose President Donald Trump, drawing a clear divide between himself and other high-profile Democrats seen as future presidential contenders.
Highland Park parade shooter gets seven life sentences

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 24, 2025 11:04 am - “Irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible and beyond any rehabilitation” is how Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti described the Highland Park shooter moments be...
Measles outbreak spreads to Illinois with case reported downstate

By Beth Hundsdorfer
Apr 24, 2025 10:32 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state.

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