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(Springfield-jm) – Law enforcement leaders from across Illinois joined friends, family and state officials in Springfield Thursday to honor officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Ca...

(Ford County-jm) – Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illino...

(Rantoul-jm) – Rantoul residents were able to learn about the water contamination from “forever chemicals” at the former Chanute Air Force Base during a public meeting last night. R...

(Springfield-jm) – The State Treasurer’s Office made nearly $124.6 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in March. Another $91 million in gross investment ear...

(Springfield-jm) – Advocates across Illinois are demanding policy changes at the capitol to combat the overdose crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 4,000...

(Springfield-jm) – While Gov. J.B. Pritzker contends southern states are creating chaos by sending non-citizen migrants to Illinois, a Republican state senator says Pritzker is “gaslighti...

(Springfield-jm) – A measure now in the Illinois House says the Illinois Emergency Management Agency would be able to do “all things necessary, incidental, or appropriate for the implemen...

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(Springfield-jm) – Hospitals across Illinois and the United States are dealing with increasing numbers of cyberattacks. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, large rans...

(Springfield-jm) – Some Illinois lawmakers want to supersede the federal government when it comes to banning food additives.  A measure moving through Springfield would ban several additiv...