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Illinois National Guard Honors Master Sgt. Francis Sarnecki’s 31 Years of Service

DVIDS - Georgia · June 6, 2025

Surrounded by his wife, loved ones, and fellow Soldiers, Master Sgt. Francis Sarnecki retired from the Illinois Army National Guard during a ceremony held June 6 at the Illinois State Military Museum. The event marked the conclusion of a...

Illinois announces schedule for waterfowl blind drawings

Prairie State Wire - Illinois · June 6, 2025

Natalie Phelps Finnie Director of Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Official WebsiteNatalie Phelps Finnie Director of Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Official Website Waterfowl hunters in Illinois should prepare for the...

Illinois HFS warning public about data breach

WQAD 8 - Illinois · June 6, 2025

Officials said 933 people were impacted by the breach, with some of the compromised data including names, birthdays and social security numbers. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is warning the public...

Illinois quick hits: Power grid workshops set

The Center Square · June 6, 2025

Power grid workshops set The Illinois Commerce Commission is encouraging the public and community organizations to join in the state’s ongoing planning for a reliable power grid at a set of community workshops this June. The Climate and Equitable...

Illinois location among over 30 Hooters restaurants suddenly shuttered

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

An Illinois Hooters restaurant was among over 30 locations that were abruptly closed by the chain, just two months after filing for bankruptcy. The chain, which has over 300 locations, closed multiple restaurants owned by the company. Of the 305...

Illinois State Police investigate homicide after missing person found dead

WICD - Illinois ·

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (WICS) — The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 2 East Moline Major Crimes is investigating a homicide in Henry County following a missing persons report. The Kewanee Police Department initially...

Illinois passes record-breaking $55 billion budget with new taxes

Rockford Sun - Illinois · June 6, 2025

Governor JB Pritzker's proposed budget, characterized by significant tax increases and financial strategies, has passed the General Assembly. The plan is set to become Illinois' largest budget in history, amounting to over $55 billion—a nearly 40...

Illinois rental junk fees bill stalls as session ends

Wand - Illinois ·

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois Democratic plan to ban move in fees and other rental junk fees stalled in the Senate as it was never called for a floor vote. Junk fees that would have been banned include fees that are put alongside an...

Illinois Democrats pass FY26 budget amid GOP criticism

Peoria Standard - Illinois · June 6, 2025

State Representative Ryan Spain (il) | Representative Ryan Spain (R) 73rd District Deputy Republican LeaderState Representative Ryan Spain (il) | Representative Ryan Spain (R) 73rd District Deputy Republican Leader The Illinois House Democrats...

Pritzker to testify in D.C. on Illinois’ sanctuary state policies

FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois ·

Governor JB Pritzker is set to testify before a House Oversight Committee on June 12 alongside other Democratic governors. The hearing will focus on sanctuary state laws like Illinois’ TRUST Act, which limits cooperation between local law...

Shaw Local journalists take home 33 Illinois Press Association awards for 2024 coverage

Sauk Valley - Illinois ·

EAST PEORIA – Shaw Local journalists throughout northern Illinois were honored Thursday, June 5, at the Illinois Press Association Convention and awards ceremony at Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria. Shaw Local newspapers received a...

Illinois’ $55.2B budget ‘incomplete,’ Civic Federation president says

Capitol News Illinois - Illinois · June 6, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker a $55.2 billion budget on May 31 that raises $1 billion in new revenue and...

Analysis: Black drivers more likely to be stopped by campus police in Illinois, including at ISU

WGLT - Illinois · June 6, 2025

Black drivers have a higher likelihood of being pulled over for a traffic stop by police of public Illinois universities and of leaving with a ticket than their white peers, including at Illinois State University, according to an analysis from...

AI executive Doug Peterson nominated to the Illinois State University Board of Trustees

WGLT - Illinois · June 6, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday nominated an executive in AI strategy to the Illinois State University Board of Trustees. The governor tabbed Doug Peterson, the director of AI strategy and implementation for Chicago-based pharmaceutical company AbbVie,...

Illinois state budget and schools

WSIU - Illinois · June 6, 2025

A southern Illinois school superintendent there was a mixed bag for educators in the newly approved Illinois state budget. Vienna superintendent Joshua Stafford says while the General Assembly did allocate $307 million towards evidence based...

Two Frontiers: Illinois Experts Combine Forces to Develop Novel Nanopore Sensing Platform

Newswise · June 6, 2025

Newswise — A pioneering partnership between researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has produced a novel nanopore sensing platform for single-biomolecule detection. Their findings,...

Canadian Drought Creates Illinois Headache

Wand - Illinois ·

(WAND) - Since the previous Friday, Canadian wildfire smoke of varying degrees has been an issue across central Illinois. Although our northern neighbors have seen far worse air quality, we have reached the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" stage...

Illinois Lottery player wins $1.3M in online FastPlay game

CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois ·

By Jeramie Bizzle Jeramie Bizzle Web Producer, CBS Chicago Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written...

Illinois Department on Aging shares warning signs of elder abuse

WIFR - Illinois · June 6, 2025

(WIFR) - June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the Department on Aging urges the community to learn the warning signs and always speak up for older adults. Elder abuse is any act causing physical, mental or sexual injury to an older adult,...

Illinois residents' information accessed in data breach, Healthcare and Family Services says

ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois · June 6, 2025

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of Illinois residents may have had their information stolen in a recent data breach after a hacker accessed the email of a Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services employee. HFS became aware of the data...