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Wreaths Across America: Rain Can’t Dampen the Spirit of Volunteerism for Fallen Vets
By Stephanie Irvine Drenching rain and 40 degree weather didn’t stop hundreds of people from attending the December 16 Wreaths…
Joliet Street Work Begins Dec. 19
Work on the Joliet – Ottawa Street Water Main Improvement Project continues to progress. Water main installation work on Joliet…
ANALYSIS: Pritzker urges ‘careful’ approach as current-year surplus could be followed by deficit
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Capitol office with fellow Democrats House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Senate President…
State regulators once again flex muscle in rejecting utilities’ grid plans, lessening rate hikes
Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott (third from left) is pictured at a packed meeting in Chicago on Thursday as…
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress
Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a news conference Thursday in Springfield. Pritzker said he believes Illinois’ assault weapons ban…
IDPH Recommends Healthcare Facilities Adopt Mitigation Measures as Respiratory Viruses Increase
With 51 counties, or half the counties in Illinois, now at a medium or high level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, the…
Will County Seeks Public Input on Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is asking the public to participate in a survey that will help the county identify…
Peotone Residents Get a Look at Wilmington-Peotone Road Study
Christina Kupkowski, center, answers questions about the PEL study on Wilmington-Peotone Road expansion at a December 13 open house in…
Sheriff Warns of Phone Scams
Every day, scammers come up with new ways and stories to fraudulently pressure people into sending them money or taking…
IDNR concludes record-breaking invasive carp removal effort on Upper Illinois River
Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists, with support from contracted commercial fishers and biologists from the Illinois River Biological…
More than 76,000 deer harvested during Illinois firearm deer season
Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 76,232 deer during the seven-day 2023 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded…
Pritzker signs measure allowing new small-scale nuclear technology in Illinois
While large-scale nuclear facilities like the Byron Generating Station won’t be allowed under a new law signed by Gov. JB…