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23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (293+ words) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Fortunately for Illinois and its deep rotation, those weak links seem to be few and far between. With a bench that appears to possess as much talent as any in…...

22+ hour, 59+ min ago   (363+ words) Illinois starts giving out $400 one-time payments to thousands of residents who lost their SNAP benefits on Saturday. State officials blamed the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill for about 150,000 Illinois residents losing their benefits. Lawmakers approved $70 million for what they called…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (336+ words) A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, saying the federal agency cannot compel the Illinois Board of Elections to release sensitive information about the state’s roughly 8.3 million registered voters. Seven months after Trump’s DOJ filed…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (289+ words) (The Center Square) – Signed into law in the spring, a program known as Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, is set to send out one-time payments of $400 to Illinoisans who were removed from the federal SNAP program. The…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) The Illinois State Fair is partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to expand access to free books and promote early childhood literacy for children from birth through age 5, according to a community announcement. The program provides age-appropriate books at no…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (399+ words) (The Center Square) – An Illinois conservative advocacy group is criticizing a new state law that allows minors to obtain birth control, including implants and IUDs, without parental consent or notification, arguing the measure undermines parental rights and medical oversight. Gov....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (118+ words) A healthcare company is closing an Illinois business this month. Optum Services plans to shutter the divvyDose pharmacy in Moline, leading to layoffs of 98 employees starting on Aug. 6, according to information provided to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (621+ words) Illinois will provide one-time cash payments of $400 per eligible household member to people who lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under a new state-funded program designed to address recent food assistance reductions. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1802+ words) Some Illinois outings sound like they need a full plan, but not every scenic stop asks that much from you. Rebman Ln in Goreville No. 1 Precinct points to the kind of place that fits a simple day trip and a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (405+ words) Illinois continues to lead the nation in preliminary tornado reports in 2026, surpassing its annual record in June. By the end of July, the state had already broken that new record again. On June 17, there were 164 tornado reports in Illinois. By…...