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State lawmakers fail to finish budget, school district map, so they plan to try again next week

The General Assembly had planned to adjourn Friday, but Democratic leaders blew that self-imposed deadline. So lawmakers will return to Springfield on Wednesday to wrap up unfinished business, which includes the state budget and the elected school board map.

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Native American history would be latest public schools requirement under bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker expected to sign

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois public schools would be required to teach lessons on Midwestern Native American history beginning in the 2024-25 school year under a measure passed by state legislators that is expected to be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Chicago Tribune

Bears finding it’ll take more than two-minute offense to win Springfield help for new stadium in Arlington Heights

State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, told lawmakers he needs more time — and more support — to clinch a deal that he says would freeze a property tax assessment for up to 40 years for the Arlington Heights stadium and create a $3 admission tax on all events held…

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Mom speaks out after daughter suspended from school for filming teacher using racial slur

Mary Walton filmed teacher using n-word at Springfield’s Glendale High School

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'Drunk driver' switches places with his dog and tells police 'he wasn't driving'

The man, from Springfield, Colorado, was allegedly driving 52mph in a 30mph zone when he got pulled over and made his dog switch places with him

Daily Mirror

Dad branded 'demonic' after spending £5,000 tattooing his whole body including EYEBALLS

Xander Snow, from Springfield, Missouri, has also been called a "waste of air" by strangers but, despite this, says he feels as confident as ever and knows how to embrace his look

Daily Mirror

More than 1,000 potential residents register interest in future Stirling supervillage

More than 1000 people have expressed an interest in the so-called Stirling Supervillage. Springfield Properties has confirmed that over 1000 people have joined a mailing list for its Durieshill Village development, between Plean and Pirnhall/Bannock

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‘Culture war’ legislation leads to anger, foolishness in Springfield

Perhaps the least controversial was House Bill 1591, which deletes some anti-miscegenation laws still on the books since 1915. Even so, nine Republicans voted against the bill.

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Illinois dust storm: Drivers describe blind terror of 72-car pile-up on Interstate 55 that killed seven

Shirley Harper, 88, was named as the first victim killed in the dust storm accident on interstate 55 near Springfield, Illinois

The Independent UK

ComEd verdicts jolt Illinois political world — sparking strong reactions from Republicans (and a few Democrats)

“This guilty on all charges verdict has proven what Republicans have already known. We need real ethics reform,” Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said at a news conference in Springfield after the verdict.

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Death toll rises to 7 in massive downstate chain-reaction crash

A massive pileup Monday morning south of Springfield caused by a windstorm left seven people dead and involved 72 vehicles. Nearly 40 people were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawmakers can keep health care and prescription drugs affordable

Our representatives in Springfield should turn their attention to the big drug companies that continue to profit off the backs of hard-working families.

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Mayor-elect Johnson pitches unity to state legislators in Springfield: ‘Our challenges are not that unique’

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said he didn’t come to Springfield to “dictate” what Chicago needs when it comes to public safety dollars. “How do I call myself a collaborator and then I’m dictating?” Johnson asked reporters. “These are ongoing conversations.”

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One of the nation’s largest solar energy projects, being built near Springfield, will provide electricity to Chicago city properties

Construction has begun on the Double Black Diamond Solar farm, which City Hall plans to buy from to provide most electricity used at O’Hare, Midway and two water-purification plants.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on part of Brandon Johnson’s tax plan after first meeting with Chicago mayor-elect

CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson will be looking to Springfield for help with parts of his estimated $450 million package of tax proposals, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear after meeting Friday with Chicago’s mayor-elect that he doesn’t support a major component of the plan: a tax on financial transactions.

Chicago Tribune

Bill opening the door for DACA recipients to become cops gains bipartisan support in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill aimed at clearing a path for recipients of a federal immigration program to become police officers — and at the same time helping departments that say they are struggling with recruitment — is moving forward with bipartisan support in the Illinois Legislature, but only after…

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Leixlip's Springfield Hotel sold to new owners after 49 years in business

The hotel will be taken over by the new owners at the end of April

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‘How else can we help you?’ Jurors hear and see Madigan’s vast patronage system inside ComEd

The feds’ key witness, former ComEd Vice President Fidel Marquez, spent hours testifying Tuesday about how he and other ComEd executives fielded constant requests to find jobs for people he said were pushed for employment by Madigan, even when evaluations found their qualifications lacking.

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ComEd had to earn Madigan’s favor for legislative success, fed star witness says

Former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez took the stand as prosecutors planned to use secretly recorded FBI conversations to spotlight a key contract used to pay associates of the former House speaker.

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Pardon sought for Black Illinois man executed in 1908

The arrest of Joe James, who was sleeping under a tree before he was grabbed, beaten and arrested, led to a race riot in Springfield.

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This Women’s History Month, remember the rich history of women in Illinois politics

Twenty-three years ago, Loretta Durbin gathered a group of Illinois women attending the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles with an idea. From her decades spent around politics and lawmakers in Springfield, Loretta saw a tremendous need for more Democratic women in elected offices. She knew the policy impact…

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Illinois House OKs measure to allow the state to deny grants to libraries that ban books

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow the Illinois secretary of state’s office to deny grant funding to public and school libraries if they ban books or fail to devise policies against removing titles from their stacks.

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ComEd was pressured to hire politically connected law firm as it fought for key bills in Springfield, former top official testifies

ComEd’s former general counsel said he was told to sign the law firm of political operative Victor Reyes to an unusual three-year contract guaranteeing Reyes’ firm 850 hours of legal work a year.

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Port Denison residents consider legal action over ongoing power network failures

Residents of a regional West Australian community are threatening legal action against Western Power after more than a decade of persistent network problems.

Chicago Sun-Times

Go & Show: Lake Michigan fisheries meeting and Illinois taxidermist convention

For this Go & Show, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is holding an informational meeting on the Lake Michigan fisheries tonight in Des Plaines and the Illinois Taxidermist Association convention has public portions Friday through Sunday in Springfield.

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