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After years of poor care, preventable deaths, Illinois is changing its prison health care provider
The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...
Illinois public broadcasters in Chicago, and especially downstate, fear impact as Senate vote to cut funding looms
While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas ...
Illinois quick hits: Comptroller says 'stay tuned,' won't seek another term
Instead of another term as the Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza announced she will be exploring what’s next for her ...
5-vehicle crash closes part of I-94 in Northbrook: Illinois State Police | LIVE
A five-vehicle crash has closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 94 in the north suburbs Wednesday, Illinois State Police ...
Semi-trailer truck crash snags I-55 in Plainfield, Illinois
The crash happened on southbound I-55 at Renwick Road. The semi-trailer truck struck a concrete barrier, leaving heavy ...
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State Farm Raises Home Insurance Rates by 27% in Illinois Amid Severe Weather Losses
State Farm is raising home insurance rates in Illinois by 27% due to increased weather-related claims and repair costs.
2,600 hot dogs will fall from the sky during Illinois baseball game. Here’s why
Rain may be in the forecast for an Illinois baseball team’s July 22 game — but it won’t be just water falling from the sky.
9 hurt after tour van crashes into electrical pole in McHenry, Illinois, fire officials say
Nine people were injured Saturday night after a tour van crashed in McHenry, Illinois. Around 7:20 p.m., the McHenry Township ...
Chinese Students Flocked to Central Illinois. Their Food Followed.
Like many college towns, the area around the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been transformed by a surge of ...
Benjamin Van Vliet: The US and Illinois need market clarity on crypto
With the right policy in Washington, D.C., much of that chapter can be written right here in Chicago. I urge members of ...