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Billboard for Proud Boys extremist group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure

By Molly Parker
Aug 20, 2025 7:04 am - BREESE, Ill. — After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near ...
Illinois beekeepers battle losses, costs to keep hives buzzing

By Tom O’Connor
Aug 19, 2025 10:36 am - Beekeepers face steep startup costs and significant bee colony losses — often exceeding 50% annually. Illinois has more than 5,400 registered beekeepers, with nearly nine in 10 managing 10 hives or fewer.
9-year-old sets up stand, offers free compliments to anyone who stops by

By Sydney Page
Aug 16, 2025 4:00 am - 9-year-old Ethan Wargo sets up a compliment stand in his front yard, offering free, personalized compliments to anyone who stops to chat. His kindness goes viral.
DOJ demands Illinois hand over complete voter database, including sensitive redacted information

By Peter Hancock
Aug 15, 2025 4:21 pm - The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire computerized voter registration database, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers.
Downstate judge rejects request to round up Texas Democrats in Illinois

By Mitchell Armentrout
Aug 14, 2025 3:00 pm - A downstate judge has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking an order for Illinois law enforcement to arrest and return to the Lone Star State Democratic legislators who are staying in Illinois in order to prevent a controversial vote to remap congressional districts as requested by President Donald Trump.
Why the state education board wants to change benchmarks for state tests

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Aug 12, 2025 4:57 pm - How Illinois measures whether students are achieving grade-level proficiency in English, mathematics and science and ready for college is about to change — again.
AbbVie investing $195 million to expand manufacturing footprint in Illinois

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Aug 12, 2025 1:24 pm - AbbVie, a global leader in life sciences, announced Tuesday the company’s is investing $195 million to expand its North Chicago manufacturing facility.
Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax credits

By John Volk
Aug 11, 2025 12:21 pm - Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention and hiring of journalists, according to documents released last week.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls Pritzker ‘obstructionist’ on immigration enforcement at Lombard news conference

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 08, 2025 3:12 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday in Lombard that Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather protect criminals than help the federal government arrest and deport those who are in the country illegally.
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River

Aug 07, 2025 1:35 pm - Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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