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2 weeks ago

IL students’ math performance is lagging: report

Recommendations for lawmakers include requiring an hour of math per day in grades K-5.

2 weeks ago

Memorial Hospital’s sepsis program is making waves

Sepsis can be fatal, so officials say when you feel ill or have an infection, get to the hospital right away.

2 weeks ago

‘Big Boy’ wows big crowd downtown

World's largest operating locomotive rolls through Illinois.

3 weeks ago

Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy resigns after DUI arrest

The resignation was effective immediately.

3 weeks ago

Pilot seriously injured in aircraft crash in rural Champaign County

The Sheriff's Office added that the pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft and was taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

3 weeks ago

Tinkering with time: Is it time to make daylight saving permanent?

Proponents want to provide more evening sunlight hours, while opponents point to sunrise coming later during the winter months.

3 weeks ago

Heart health back in spotlight after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death

A doctor says it's important to get regular physicals, especially if you have known heart problems.

3 weeks ago

A woman’s death was the first fatal shooting by Illinois State Police this year. Were the trooper’s actions justified?

Six months after ISP completed its investigation, prosecutors have yet to issue a ruling.

3 weeks ago

Trump budget proposal could threaten airline service at downstate airports

3 Illinois airports rely on federal subsidies for commercial air routes.

3 weeks ago

Mets-Phillies start time moved, MLS game between Vancouver-Chicago ppd. due to wildfire smoke

The National Weather Service said a lingering high pressure system has trapped the smoke close to the ground.

3 weeks ago

Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside

In the Chicago area, air quality ranged from very unhealthy to hazardous.

3 weeks ago

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

The federal warnings to consumers did not identify the company, but a federal official who was briefed on the investigation and not authorized to discuss it told The Associated Press it was Taylor Farms of Salinas, California.

3 weeks ago

Pritzker signs veteran assistance bills into law

The Illinois SERVE Act models federal law by requiring public and private colleges to accommodate academic military leave when students are called to service.

3 weeks ago

Giannoulias to Governor: Sign Illinois car insurance reform bill

The bill means auto insurance rate hikes will be challenged before being approved.

3 weeks ago

Illinois awards AD Josh Whitman a new contract worth more than $31 million over the next 10 years

The university's board of trustees approved the new deal for Whitman at its regular meeting on Thursday.

3 weeks ago

State Rep. Carol Ammons, husband, plead not guilty to corruption charges

Supporters claim racial motives in prosecution; launch legal defense fund.

3 weeks ago

Springfield man sentenced to short prison term for dog fighting ring

Police say a pool was found at the address that was used as a dog fighting ring.

3 weeks ago

Ownbey: Suit over data center meets 90-day window

Some Waverly-area residents are suing the county.

3 weeks ago

Pint-sized obsessions: Illinois’ favorite ice cream flavors and brands, according to Instacart data

Instacart reports the top ice cream brands and flavors in Illinois and across America.

3 weeks ago

Route 66 centennial draws international visitors to Illinois

"I've always been passionate about America," de Jong said. "I've seen American movies and I think that's where Route 66 popped up, too. So, watching the movies, wanting to go to America and Route 66 is one of those real American things."

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