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US Sen. Dick Durbin undergoes hip replacement surgery in home state of Illinois

Jun 27, 2024 2:43 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois until he's cleared by his doctor for travel to ...
Illinois may soon return land the US stole from a Prairie Band Potawatomi chief 175 years ago

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Jun 24, 2024 6:52 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Il...
State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’

By Jerry Nowicki
Jun 23, 2024 7:59 am - Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects in 82 percent of highway shooting cases this year, including all eight that resulted in a death.
Suspect in shooting of 3 deputies in Illinois had multiple firearms, sheriff says

Jun 13, 2024 1:49 pm - DIXON — A man accused of shooting and wounding three sheriff's deputies during a standoff at a home in northern Illinois had multiple firearms in his possession, authorit...
3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says

Jun 12, 2024 3:03 pm - Three sheriff’s deputies were shot Wednesday while responding at a northern Illinois home, and the suspect was also wounded, authorities told reporters.
Downstate judge blocks law banning newly slated candidates from ballot

Hannah Meisel
Jun 05, 2024 6:33 pm - A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing a new law that would have prevented certain General Assembly candidates who didn’t run in the March primary from getting on the November ballot.
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation

By JOHN O'CONNOR
May 27, 2024 9:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee b...
Spend summer days growing, supporting gardens with Extension’s ‘Four Seasons’ webinar series

By Jenna Braasch, Illinois Extension
May 21, 2024 2:09 pm - Get ready to spend summer days outdoors gardening, exploring, and enjoying the growing season by adding in “Four Seasons Gardening” webinars beginning June 11. Universi...
Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows

By JOHN O'CONNOR
May 16, 2024 7:04 am - SPRINGFIELD — In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues — three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their ...
Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker’s prison plan

BY HANNAH MEISEL
May 10, 2024 9:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday. Top officials with th...

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