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4 days ago
Trump administration files complaint over Illinois laws allowing in-state tuition, scholarships for undocumented students
This comes less than a month after Pritzker signed a plan into law to ensure any student living in the state can be considered for financial aid options.
4 days ago
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.
4 days ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in bus battery
A man is accused of getting on a bus and of beating a passenger.
4 days ago
Illinois’ tourism push includes millions for NASCAR events
Metro East race sponsorship is part of $44M Enjoy Illinois campaign
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Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data
National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.
4 days ago
Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents
Details about the operation are scant, but President Donald Trump has amped up the rhetoric about crime in the nation’s third-largest city, saying an immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment are planned despite the objections of local leaders and a federal court ruling that a similar deployment in Los Angeles was illegal.
5 days ago
Cook hired as UIS Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development
Lisa Cook, a native of the Peoria area, came to UIS from Bradley University in Peoria.
5 days ago
Christian singer TobyMac to perform in Springfield
TobyMac will perform with Crowder and Jeremy Camp.
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‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October
"The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet," said a news release.
5 days ago
Woman shot in Decatur while attending vigil
The woman was attending a vigil for one of several Labor Day weekend shooting victims in Decatur.
5 days ago
Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis
"Relief cuts" in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.
5 days ago
Comedian Nate Bargatze to perform in Springfield in February
Nate Bargatze performs February 20, 2026.
5 days ago
UPDATED: Ex-alderman responds Ex-mayor: Council should have listened to me on Wyndham
"With the now boarded-up Wyndham hotel and Starbucks," Langfelder said, "failing to take action in the past was shortsighted and in the long term harmful to downtown."
6 days ago
CORRECTED: District 186 projects $18M deficit this fiscal year without cuts; board and superintendent to ‘aggressively attack’ budget
Board members: consider cutting schools and programs, and getting input from district employees.
6 days ago
Governor charges racism in Trump deployment of National Guard
It's no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.
6 days ago
A new free resource will be available for entrepreneurs soon
The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance is partnering with Dominic Watson and CAP 1908, to host their new Monthly Business and Community Sessions.
6 days ago
Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war
To kick off the promotion, McDonald’s will offer an $8 Big Mac meal or a $5 Sausage McMuffin meal for a limited time in most of the country.
6 days ago
Kraft Heinz undoes blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes
Kraft Heinz has no plans to change its current headquarter locations in Chicago and Pittsburgh.
6 days ago
8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump warns of federal deployment
“We’ve got crime on the streets,” Pritzker acknowledged last week. “Any person that gets killed or hurt is a victim of crime, is somebody that we ought to be addressing the challenges for. And we’re doing that every day. But the way to do it is with police officers, not with troops.”
6 days ago
Man arraigned on first degree murder charges for stabbing death of Decatur mother
Latonian Johnson, 50, was arraigned on 3 counts first degree murder, 3 counts attempted murder, and 2 counts aggravated battery.
