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Jefferson Street Bridge Open, Ruby to Close July 7

June 26, 2025

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Jefferson Street (U.S. 30) bridge over the Des Plaines River in…

June 25, 2025

Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the level of funding cuts for soil…

June 24, 2025

By Stephanie Irvine A humble gathering of veterans assembled at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery June 24 to honor those who…

June 20, 2025

Thompson …

June 19, 2025

By Karen Haave The 2nd Story Ranch Recovery Program is living proof that sometimes the sequel is better than the…

June 19, 2025

Thirty tractor drivers and 10 riders chugged along a 41-mile ride through the Will County countryside June 7 as part…

June 13, 2025

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — The number of years former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often…

June 13, 2025

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Transit agency officials in Chicagoland met this week and formally began the process of planning…

June 10, 2025

By Stephanie Irvine Few people devoted nearly their entire life to public service in the way that Brad Veerman did…

June 5, 2025

Capitol News Illinois By Claire Murphy, Illinois Answers Project With $49,000 in student loan debt, Josue Villalpando figured becoming…

June 4, 2025

By Nick Reiher A successful last-ditch effort to prevent Will County’s development of 143rd Street in Homer Township not only…

May 29, 2025

By Nick Reiher Although the ongoing, widespread road construction may make it seem otherwise, Mayor Terry D’Arcy told an audience…