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3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (145+ words) With unusually cold temperatures in the forecast to begin Memorial Day weekend, Illinois' largest water park'is pushing back the start of its summer season. Raging Waves, located in suburban Yorkville, said in a Facebook post it will open for the…...

37+ min ago  (456+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker indicated on Friday that he is optimistic that lawmakers will pass the so-called mega projects bill that could keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois. But they are racing against a rapidly approaching deadline. The…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (759+ words) Illinois abortion advocates are urging lawmakers to do more to protect reproductive healthcare as the legislative session moves into its final days and the federal landscape keeps shifting. The push comes after a recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling blocked a lower…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (323+ words) Illinois lawmakers passed a bill requiring schools to have female CPR manikins for training. The bill would require schools to have breasted CPR manikins. It passed the Senate by a 43-13 margin and the House previously approved the measure in a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (638+ words) Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation's most popular types of firearms. The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on Wednesday to pass House Bill…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1386+ words) Stacker compiled a list of the most popular baby names for boys in the 50s in Illinois using data from the Social Security Administration. Names are ranked by number of babies born. Bruce is a name of Scottish origin meaning "from…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (561+ words) For the first time, the ABC7 I-Team heard directly from the Illinois secretary of state about a Chicago-area businessman accused of swindling people out of tens of thousands of dollars. Alexi Giannoulias is now speaking out about the alleged scheme involving…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago  (138+ words) FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. " In celebration of Memorial Day and our nation's upcoming 250th birthday, U. S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft and the Southern District of Illinois recognized 99-year-old Robert Gill from Jerseyville, Illinois, as a recipient of the Hometown Hero Award. "Getting an award like…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (83+ words) Guest host Ann Powers chats with Aurora Mc Guckin of MVY Radio in Massachusetts about their favorite albums out Friday, May 22. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal. .. May 22, 2026 " Aja Monet. Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Radiohead's…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (255+ words) AURORA, Ill. (WGN) " Aurora officials are investigating after the city lost nearly $1. 1 million from city payroll accounts to a phone scam. Aurora officials said preliminary findings revealed that on Wednesday, April 29, a city employee received a phone call from someone impersonating…...