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A 35-year-old Knox County man was identified in a two-vehicle fatal crash Tuesday in Farmer City.

The 20-year licence renewal would allow the Illinois nuclear power plant to continue providing carbon-free energy to the region until 2047 with adequate market or policy support, Constellation Energy Corp said.

License renewal would enable Central Illinois nuclear plant to generate enough carbon-free electricity to power the equivalent of 800,000 homes through 2047 ...

(The Center Square) – Eagle Pass, Texas, takes center stage on Sunday as 14 governors join Gov. Greg Abbott to show solidarity against President Joe Bidens border policies and support

Abbott has invoked the self-defense clause of the U.S. Constitution, saying the president broke his constitutional compact with the states and Texas has a constitutional right to defend its border when the federal government won’t. Twenty-five governors agree, saying if the president “won’t defend us, states will have to defend themselves.”

How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.

Nonprofits, police department, expand services to address a growing need

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office is opposing a new law proposal that would prohibit state police from conducting common traffic stops, but the bill’s sponsor said it was just meant to start a conversation. According to the bill’s summary, police in Illinois would be stripped of the ability to pull over […]

MONDAY 3:30p Illinois State Police had a busy day today responding to incidents. Here are the statewide totals from 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. today. Motorist Assists – 257 Property Damage Crashes – 222 Personal Injury Crashes – 39 Here’s the latest thoughts on travel impacts in the region through tomorrow morning. The greatest impacts […]

The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded a total of $105,760 in grants to 21 local nonprofits.