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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has continued pushing for the Bears to build a new stadium in the city, but the team may have strengthened his resolve.
In the latest Chicago Bears stadium news, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for pushing to keep the team in the city.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has made it no secret he wants the Bears to stay, but Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had strong criticism for the mayor.
Illinois lawmakers face a May 31 deadline to advance a Chicago Bears stadium tax proposal during the spring session.
Seventeen students from Vienna High School in Southern Illinois participated in two graduations, walking away with not only their high school diplomas but al...
Brandon Johnson and other Illinois mayors pushed back on Gov. JB Prizker's proposed budget reductions for local governments in Springfield Wednesday, calling...
Three weeks before the Illinois General Assembly's scheduled adjournment, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pressed to restore municipal revenue and to keep the...
703 E Johnson St, Pocahontas, IL 62275 This 1,584 square foot split-level home has 3 (or 4!) bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a gorgeous 1.5-acre pond, and the
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is firing back after Gov. JB Pritzker criticized him over talks regarding a new Bears stadium.
Gov. JB Pritzker accused Mayor Brandon Johnson of showing up "late in the game" Monday after Johnson’s renewed effort to stop the Bears from leaving Chicag...
Economic development only succeeds when the people who call this city home succeed alongside it.
A person of interest in a Garfield Park, Chicago shooting that killed Uber driver Jassen Cho and passenger Damarion Johnson was released, CPD said.
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Highlights from May 8-9 Illinois high school baseball games including Father McGivney, Triad, Calhoun, and Alton
Missouri man Ramon L. Chillers charged after a 24-minute high-speed chase ending near Chain of Rocks Bridge in Caseyville, Illinois, involving multiple agenc...
Alton Police and youth connect through basketball at the annual
Green Thumb Nursery owner Tom Shirrell sells native plants from his home in Godfrey, building a local business.
John Wakey, an assistant football coach and teacher in Carterville, in deep southern Illinois, has been arrested on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual...
John Wakey, an assistant football coach and teacher at Carterville High School in Southern Illinois, was arrested Thursday in Pontiac on nine counts of aggra...
Carterville High School assistant football coach John "Jake" Wakey was arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges in Pontiac, Illinois.
American Oddities Museum will host a haunted pub crawl in Downtown Alton on May 8, with Troy Taylor leading haunted history tales.
Authorities identified a 26-year-old passenger killed after a motorcycle struck a car on Illinois 157. Crash in remains under investigation by local police.
Serenity McMillan, then 13, was struck by a train in Granite City, Illinois , and lost both of her legs on April 4, 2024.
Illinois has had more tornadoes than any other state in 2026. With activity on the rise, SIU Edwardsville weather expert Alan Black said several myths contin...
Illinois lawmakers advanced two long-debated measures to prevent insurance companies from raising auto and homeowners insurance rates without more stringent...
Illinois would become the first state to require independent, third-party audits of the safety practices of large frontier artificial intelligence developers.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is vowing changes in the office after the prosecution of the "Broadview Six" case fell apart.
Illinois will soon become the second state to require companies to offer unpaid leave for parents with children receiving NICU care.
The Barrington Township Republican Organization planned “a very private dinner” Thursday benefitting GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. But Illinoi...
The Yellow Jackets host Oklahoma, The Citadel and Illinois Chicago in the Atlanta Regional.
An Illinois man is behind bars after police say he allegedly shot a pregnant woman driving home from a prenatal appointment in a suspected road rage incident.
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Belknap is in Johnson County, Illinois.
Region: Southern Illinois
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Illinois lawmakers advanced two long-debated measures to prevent insurance companies from raising auto and homeowners insurance rates without more stringent...
Illinois would become the first state to require independent, third-party audits of the safety practices of large frontier artificial intelligence developers.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is vowing changes in the office after the prosecution of the "Broadview Six" case fell apart.
Illinois will soon become the second state to require companies to offer unpaid leave for parents with children receiving NICU care.
The Barrington Township Republican Organization planned “a very private dinner” Thursday benefitting GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. But Illinoi...
An Illinois man is behind bars after police say he allegedly shot a pregnant woman driving home from a prenatal appointment in a suspected road rage incident.
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
For more than three decades, the murder of Randy Gail Sperino haunted investigators in southern Illinois — a cold case centered on a young woman beaten to...
The state of Illinois’ gas tax is about due for its yearly increase, but could the hike be paused in light of soaring fuel prices?
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