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3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (377+ words) CHICAGO — A new state program took effect Saturday to provide food benefits to people who have recently become ineligible because of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, program kicked…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago   (526+ words) Illinois basketball is going to be just fine after the current crop of talent departs. One of the Illini's biggest recruiting targets for the future is Brady Pettigrew. He is a Bolingbrook, Illinois, recruit and is the No. 15 player in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1782+ words) Illinois is not usually the first state that comes to mind when waterfalls enter the conversation, and that is exactly what makes these spots so surprising. After a good rain, quiet canyons suddenly fill with rushing water, and familiar trails…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago   (654+ words) Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday he will run for mayor of Chicago, ending over a year of speculation and making official his frontrunner status in the already-crowded field. Giannoulias entered the race buoyed by high name recognition,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (875+ words) After more than a decade of delays, the city of Aurora has some possible plans to reduce vehicle noise by next summer for residents living along Orchard Road. But exact details of the design of a new sound wall along…...

1+ day, 13+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 12+ hour 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…...

20+ hour, 55+ 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…...

2+ day, 6+ 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, 18+ 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…...