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Illinois Education officials brace for lean fiscal year ahead
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Illinois Education officials brace for lean fiscal year ahead - Capitol City Now
State board preparing budget request amid growing demands, flat revenue forecast.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-illinois-education-officials-brace-for-lean-fiscal-year-ahead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-illinois-education-officials-brace-for-lean-fiscal-year-ahead
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Ed Caballero details New Year’s Eve Salsa at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
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Ed Caballero details New Year’s Eve Salsa at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with DJ and dance instructor Ed Caballero about New Year’s Eve Salsa at the Contemporary Art Center...
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-12-18/ed-caballero-details-new-years-eve-salsa-at-the-contemporary-art-center-of-peoria
about 4 hours ago
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Lincoln's beloved 'Coach E' builds up players and beats cancer on his way to Hall of Fame
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Lincoln's beloved 'Coach E' builds up players and beats cancer on his way to Hall of Fame
For nearly 30 years, Eric “Coach E” Ewald has shaped Lincoln basketball from the background — building confidence, refining an offense and quietly making players better people. Now, the longtime...
https://www.wcbu.org/state-news/2025-12-17/lincolns-beloved-coach-e-builds-up-players-and-beats-cancer-on-his-way-to-hall-of-fame
about 5 hours ago
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Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
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Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York - Capitol City Now
Bishop Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative figure in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-pope-names-fellow-chicagoan-bishop-ronald-hicks-as-new-archbishop-of-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-pope-names-fellow-chicagoan-bishop-ronald-hicks-as-new-archbishop-of-new-york
about 9 hours ago
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Bulls beat Cavaliers 127-111 at United Center
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Bulls beat Cavaliers 127-111 at United Center
The Bulls shot 56.2% overall and made 14 of 36 3-pointers on the way to a rather convincing win after losing eight of nine.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bulls-win-127-111-against-cavs/
about 17 hours ago
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Bears practice in preparation to take on Packers at Soldier Field on Saturday
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Bears practice in preparation to take on Packers at Soldier Field on Saturday
The team is on a comeback and a come-up ahead of Saturday's pivotal rematch with the Packers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bears-practice-in-preparation-to-take-on-packers-soldier-field/
about 20 hours ago
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Village of Oswego unanimously passes protective barrier ordinance after deadly Portillo's crash
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Village of Oswego unanimously passes protective barrier ordinance after deadly Portillo's crash
The Village of Oswego has passed an ordinance requiring protective barriers after a 2-year-old boy was killed and 13 others were hurt when a car crashed a Portillo's earlier this summer.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/oswego-passes-protective-barrier-ordinance-after-deadly-portillos-crash/
about 22 hours ago
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Small plane crashes after takeoff at DuPage Airport; 2 people were on board
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Small plane crashes after takeoff at DuPage Airport; 2 people were on board
West Chicago police and the Federal Aviation Administration were responding to a small plane crash Wednesday afternoon at DuPage Airport.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dupage-airport-plane-crash-west-chicago/
about 22 hours ago
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The Prairie News public record for 12-19-25
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The Prairie News public record for 12-19-25 – Illinoisweeklies
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about 22 hours ago
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The Weekly Post public record for 12-18-25
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about 22 hours ago
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Falling ice ruptures gas main in Elgin, Illinois
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Falling ice ruptures gas main in Elgin, Illinois
A gas main ruptured when a piece of ice fell off a roof in the northwest Chicago suburb of Elgin Wednesday afternoon.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/falling-ice-ruptures-gas-main-elgin-illinois/
about 23 hours ago
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Lady Redskins net two conference wins
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Lady Redskins net two conference wins – News Progress
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about 23 hours ago
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Allied Capital Title donates to SBL Regional Cancer Center
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Allied Capital Title donates to SBL Regional Cancer Center – News Progress
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https://newsprogress.com/allied-capital-title-donates-to-sbl-regional-cancer-center-2/
about 23 hours ago
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Courthouse has holiday vibes
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Courthouse has holiday vibes – News Progress
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about 23 hours ago
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Woman charged with attacking 4 people with glass bottle in downtown Chicago
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Woman charged with attacking 4 people with glass bottle in downtown Chicago
A woman has been charged with attacking four people with a glass bottle on Tuesday morning in the Loop in downtown Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jada-beatty-charged-loop-attacks-glass-bottle-red-line/
about 24 hours ago
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Taylorville man charged in domestic stabbing incident
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Taylorville man charged in domestic stabbing incident - Capitol City Now
Jacob Gray, 19, allegedly stabbed someone Sunday.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-taylorville-man-charged-in-domestic-stabbing-incident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-taylorville-man-charged-in-domestic-stabbing-incident
about 24 hours ago
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2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns
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2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns - Capitol City Now
They are now among the most prominent critics of this deal.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-2-big-rail-unions-oppose-85b-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-merger-over-safety-and-cost-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-2-big-rail-unions-oppose-85b-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-merger-over-safety-and-cost-concerns
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Peoria International Airport tops yearly passenger record in 11 months
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Peoria International Airport tops yearly passenger record in 11 months
A banner year for General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has seen a record number of passengers at the gates, with one month of figures still to come.
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-12-17/peoria-international-airport-tops-yearly-passenger-record-in-11-months
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Chicago police chase armed robbery suspects from DuSable Lake Shore Drive, onto Dan Ryan and into West Lawn; 2 in custody
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Chicago police chase armed robbery suspects from DuSable Lake Shore Drive, onto Dan Ryan and into West Lawn; 2 in custody
Chicago police chased a car full of suspects from an armed robbery from DuSable Lake Shore Drive onto the Dan Ryan Expressway and then into the West Lawn neighborhood where one of them was taken into...
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-chase-armed-robbery-dusable-lake-shore-drive-dan-ryan-west-lawn/
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Alderwoman discusses registry referendum recusal
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Alderwoman discusses registry referendum recusal - Capitol City Now
Different lawyers and different opinions are behind recusal, says Purchase.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-alderwoman-discusses-registry-referendum-recusal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-alderwoman-discusses-registry-referendum-recusal
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Obituaries 12-17-2025: P. Burnett Harshman
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Obituaries 12-17-2025: P. Burnett Harshman – News Progress
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Obituaries 12-17-2025: Raymond ‘Obie’ Dyer
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Obituaries 12-17-2025: Raymond ‘Obie’ Dyer – News Progress
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A Look Back…12-17-2025
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A Look Back…12-17-2025 – News Progress
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Chicago Fire Department honors paramedic Robert Truevillian, who died of COVID-19 five years ago
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Chicago Fire Department honors paramedic Robert Truevillian, who died of COVID-19 five years ago
The Chicago Fire Department on Wednesday remembered a paramedic who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, honoring Robert Truevillian with a bell-ringing ceremony at the firehouse where he was stationed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-fire-department-bell-ringing-memorial-paramedic-robert-truevillian/
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Chicago Inspector General says CPD needs to improve tracking officer disciplinary cases
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Chicago Inspector General says CPD needs to improve tracking officer disciplinary cases
The top watch dog for the City of Chicago says the Chicago Polcie Department needs to do a better job of keeping track of officer disciplinary cases.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-inspector-general-cpd-improve-tracking-officer-disciplinary-cases/
1 day ago
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First United Methodist sale-goodies galore!
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First United Methodist sale-goodies galore! – News Progress
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Utility issues discussed at Sullivan City Council meeting
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Utility issues discussed at Sullivan City Council meeting – News Progress
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Cold weather temps do not dampen winter fun
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Cold weather temps do not dampen winter fun – News Progress
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Free Christmas Dinner
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Free Christmas Dinner – News Progress
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1 day ago
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Breakfast with Santa
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Breakfast with Santa – News Progress
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1 day ago
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NP closed for Christmas and New Years
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NP closed for Christmas and New Years – News Progress
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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump’s crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump’s crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids - Capitol City Now
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker complained that he was not given notice that Bovino and additional Border Patrol agents were returning to the Chicago area on Tuesday. And he said he doesn’t know how long...
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-border-patrol-official-who-is-the-face-of-trumps-crackdown-back-in-chicago-amid-immigration-raids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-border-patrol-official-who-is-the-face-of-trumps-crackdown-back-in-chicago-amid-immigration-raids
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Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in grocery store robbery, carjacking
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Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in grocery store robbery, carjacking - Capitol City Now
November 19 robbery at All Star Grocery in Springfield.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-crime-of-the-week-help-needed-identifying-suspect-in-grocery-store-robbery-carjacking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-crime-of-the-week-help-needed-identifying-suspect-in-grocery-store-robbery-carjacking
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Twin Cities' Heights Theater acquired by owners of beloved Music Box Theatre in Chicago
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Twin Cities' Heights Theater acquired by owners of beloved Music Box Theatre in Chicago
The nearly 100-year-old cinema will close briefly after New Year's Day and reopen on Jan. 9 with a showing of Jim Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother."
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/heights-theater-music-box-theatre-new-ownership/
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Community radio revival
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Community radio revival - Capitol City Now
WQNA targeted for March return to airwaves.
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Pritzker signs plan decoupling from federal tax policy to address Illinois budget deficit
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Pritzker signs plan decoupling from federal tax policy to address Illinois budget deficit - Capitol City Now
"Look, remember that the purpose ultimately is to make sure that we can pay the bills in the state of Illinois and not be hampered by Donald Trump and the big ugly bill," Pritzker said in October.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-pritzker-signs-plan-decoupling-from-federal-tax-policy-to-address-illinois-budget-deficit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-pritzker-signs-plan-decoupling-from-federal-tax-policy-to-address-illinois-budget-deficit
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Maple Leafs rally past Blackhawks 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena
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Maple Leafs rally past Blackhawks 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena
The Blackhawks were without third-year center Connor Bedard, who was placed on injured reserve Monday for at least two weeks because of an upper-body injury.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/maple-leafs-rally-past-blackhawks-3-2/
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Aldermen advance budget plan with plastic bag tax hike, ads on light poles and city vehicles
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Aldermen advance budget plan with plastic bag tax hike, ads on light poles and city vehicles
Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales, and allow ads on city vehicles...
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/aldermen-advance-budget-plan-with-plastic-bag-tax-hike-ads-on-light-poles-and-city-vehicles/
2 days ago
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The Weekly Post public record for 12-11-25
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The Prairie News public record for 12-12-25
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2 days ago
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Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts
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Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts - Capitol City Now
Law raises money to allow Chicago-area transit agencies to avert financial disaster. Downstate passenger train service could also be helped.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-pritzker-signs-1-5b-plan-to-overhaul-public-transportation-avoid-service-cuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-pritzker-signs-1-5b-plan-to-overhaul-public-transportation-avoid-service-cuts
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Brimfield boasts state's first solar project on public school grounds
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Brimfield boasts state's first solar project on public school grounds
A new three-megawatt community solar farm has opened on the Brimfield School District campus, making it the first solar project in Illinois built on public school property as part of a statewide renewable...
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-12-16/brimfield-boasts-states-first-solar-project-on-public-school-grounds
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ICC renames welding lab for manufacturer Philippi-Hagenbuch after $250K donation
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ICC renames welding lab for manufacturer Philippi-Hagenbuch after $250K donation
The gift to the Illinois Central College Educational Foundation comes from Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc., which makes customized mining equipment and off-highway haul trucks.
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-12-16/icc-renames-welding-lab-for-manufacturer-philippi-hagenbuch-after-250k-donation
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ALAH boys fall to Tuscola and Paris
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https://www.thecounty-chronicle.com/2025/12/16/alah-boys-fall-to-tuscola-and-paris-2/
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CGB boys basketball team snaps three-game losing streak; win consolation title of Macon County Tourney
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Cerro Gordo/Bement girls win first game of season in convincing fashion
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Doctor Trevor Roston, formerly of Advocate Sherman Hospital, charged with sexually assaulting minor in Elgin
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Doctor Trevor Roston, formerly of Advocate Sherman Hospital, charged with sexually assaulting minor in Elgin
A doctor is charged with sexual assault and exploitation of a minor in Elgin, Illinois.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/doctor-trevor-roston-charged-sexual-assault-minor-elgin/
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Illinois unveils roadmap to lead the future of food and biomanufacturing
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Illinois unveils roadmap to lead the future of food and biomanufacturing - Capitol City Now
State’s first-in-the-nation Alternative Protein Task Force releases landmark blueprint.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-illinois-unveils-roadmap-to-lead-the-future-of-food-and-biomanufacturing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-illinois-unveils-roadmap-to-lead-the-future-of-food-and-biomanufacturing
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Illinois extends health insurance enrollment deadline to Dec. 31
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Illinois extends health insurance enrollment deadline to Dec. 31 - Capitol City Now
State marketplace gives residents extra time to sign up for coverage starting Jan. 1.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-illinois-extends-health-insurance-enrollment-deadline-to-dec-31/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=248842-illinois-extends-health-insurance-enrollment-deadline-to-dec-31
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Gun storage, police background check changes take effect in 2026
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