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New laws: Illinois expands job-protected leave for parents with newborns in NICU
The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) The Illinois State Capitol is…
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s planned National Guard deployment to Chicago
A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct.…
New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in a file photo at a news conference at Schnucks grocery store in Springfield last…
State grants allow small Illinois farmers to develop local food-sharing networks
Sola Gratia farm manager John Williams pulls leaves from a cabbage while standing in the farm’s last rows of outdoor…
Winter Stomach Bug Alert: Norovirus on the Loose!
Colds and flu aren’t the only seasonal illnesses making the rounds right now. A strong stomach bug known as norovirus,…
Body Found Under Houbolt Road Bridge
On December 23, 2025, at 5:27 a.m., officers responded to the Houbolt toll bridge over the Des Plaines River for…
A Birthday Wrapped in Love: Elwood Rallies Around a Grieving Family
By Andrea Arens Just days before Christmas, a small Illinois town showed how powerful compassion can be when a community…
Suspects Arrested in Bluff Street Home Invasion
Jackson Summers On Tyrone Jackson (31, Joliet) was charged with Home Invasion, Attempted Criminal Trespass to Residence,…
Regulators strike millions from Ameren, ComEd electric rate hike requests
A Commonwealth Edison manhole cover is pictured outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo…
Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a ‘war zone’
Illinois Accountability Commission Chair Judge Rubén Castillo, Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes and Commissioner Susan Gzesh listen to public comments…
As state regulators warn of impending energy shortfalls, capacity prices rise again
Power lines carry electricity over fields near Glasford. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams) Power lines carry electricity…
Emergency Candle Cause of Plainfield Fire
On December 18, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Plainfield Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported residential structure…