Former lawmaker taken into custody amid delays to his corruption trial after sudden hospitalization

February 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Former lawmaker taken into custody amid delays to his corruption trial after sudden hospitalization

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann, a onetime third-party candidate for governor, was taken into custody…

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Board of Elections allows Trump’s name to stay on ballot

January 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Board of Elections allows Trump’s name to stay on ballot

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Former President Donald Trump’s name will remain on the Illinois Republican primary ballot, at least for the time…

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About Us

January 29, 2024 / Comments Off on About Us

The Farmers Weekly Review is a weekly newspaper that has been publishing for over 100 years in Will County, Illinois. Publisher: Michael Cleary Editor: Nick…

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Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants

January 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants

By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – Tensions rose again this week between Gov. JB Pritzker’s office and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how to…

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Panel of experts suggest legislative measures to reverse journalism decline

January 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Panel of experts suggest legislative measures to reverse journalism decline

By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bipartisan task force of legislators and journalism industry leaders has filed a report to the General Assembly detailing…

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Capitol Briefs: State money to address food deserts; unemployment at 4.2%; tax season opens

January 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State money to address food deserts; unemployment at 4.2%; tax season opens

By CAPITOL NEWS [email protected] Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the application window is open for $3.5 million in funding to help local…

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Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

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Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

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State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

January 19, 2024 / Comments Off on State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law that consolidated nearly 650 municipal…

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Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

January 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago…

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