AG warns public not to fall for flood damage scams
SPRINGFIELD – As Illinois residents take stock of damages caused by record floods which led to disaster proclamations being issued in 34 cou…
Flooding produces another problem – more mosquitoes
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A wet spring and dangerous flooding have created a nasty byproduct – more mosquit…
FBI to probe if scholar was one of 13 victims
PEORIA – The FBI is investigating the claim by a former University of Illinois doctoral student that…
Illinois nursing homes rank third worst in the country, nonprofit group says
Illinois is the third worst state in the country for nursing home quality, according to a new report…
Baby dies a month after being cut from teen mom's womb
CHICAGO – A baby boy has died a month a half after he was cut from the womb of his teenaged mother, …
Farmers leverage high risk, high profit potential
SPRINGFIELD – Trent Lawrence had a rude awakening earlier this week. Overnight, mice had gotten into the greenhouse on his farm and eaten se…
Lincoln museum to offer tours on marriage of 16th president
SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Abraham Lincoln history buffs will have the chance to learn more about the courts…
Defense in trial of China scholar's brutal death: He did it
PEORIA – As a federal prosecutor on Wednesday shared with jurors grisly details of how authorities c…
Reproductive Health Act is law, making Illinois a ‘beacon’
CHICAGO – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the most liberal state in the U.S. for access to reproductive health care with the str…
Judge rules construction can proceed
CHICAGO (AP) – Plans to build Barack Obama’s $500 million presidential center on Chicago’s lakefront…
Mendoza: State must stay ‘grounded’
SPRINGFIELD – With a fiscal year 2020 operating budget in place and a historic legislative session in the rearview mirror, Illinois Comptrol…
