Peoria to remove name of 3rd US president from school March 24, 2021 6:52 am|PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The Board of Education in Peoria has voted to remove the name of the…
Sen. Duckworth backs off vow to withhold support of Biden nominees March 24, 2021 6:25 am|WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators who said they would not support President Joe Biden’s nominations to fill…
Attorney: 1,000 Illinois inmates to go free under virus suit March 24, 2021 6:23 am|CHICAGO (AP) — About 1,000 Illinois inmates scheduled for release in the next nine months could soon be…
Pritzker signs laws targeting jobs, predatory loans, housing March 24, 2021 6:16 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed four bills designed to improve the economic standing…
Former mayor pleads guilty to federal corruption charge March 23, 2021 10:55 am|EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A former Metro East mayor has pleaded guilty to lying to federal…
Small earthquake reported Monday in Franklin County March 23, 2021 9:19 am|FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A small earthquake rattled parts of Franklin County Monday. The 2.3 magnitude quake…
Ex-Missouri Gov. Greitens announces 2022 US Senate bid March 23, 2021 8:13 am|O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Eric Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor…
Illinois city 1st in US to offer Black residents reparations March 23, 2021 8:02 am|EVANSTON, ILL. (AP) — Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to…
Rent prices in Illinois dropping more than in most other states March 23, 2021 7:56 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As housing prices continue to go up in Illinois, rental prices are heading in…
Pritzker says state nearing new reopening phase March 23, 2021 7:28 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois is nearing another phase in the state’s reopening plan, but things won’t open…