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WGN Radio

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National Guard members killed in cartel ambush

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five soldiers are dead and two injured by gunfire following a series of attacks by armed civilians late Sunday along the Jalisco-Michoacan border in western Mexico. Hijacking of vehicles that were set on fire along highways preceded the attacks. Local news reports attribute the violence to members of the […]

Chicago, IL · 2025-03-17

Capitol News Illinois

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Proposal stalls to strengthen law mandating foster kids move placements with luggage, not trash bags

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Four years ago, the General Assembly unanimously approved a law aimed at ending a routine indignity faced by foster children who, lacking luggage of their own, sometimes moved from home to home with their belongings in a trash bag. As a result, the Department of Children and Family Services was required to“ensure” that children being removed from their homes or placed in a new foster care setting have “appropriate baggage and other items,” according to the law . While follow-up legislation to strengthen the law has flagged in recent years, a pair of Democratic...

Illinois · 2025-03-19

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IL House committee approves bill addressing restricted driving privileges following multiple DUIs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Secretary of State's office hopes to create a more commonsense approach to apply restricted driving privileges for people convicted of multiple DUIs. House Bill 2658 could reduce driving under the influence and prioritize public safety by revoking the driver's license and allowing people...

Illinois · 2025-03-19

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Ex-Reditus CEO charged for contraband at Peoria County Jail

BLOOMINGTON – The fall from grace continues, it appears, for a former biotech wunderkind who was indicted by a federal grand jury for having illegal items within the Peoria County Jail. The allegations against Aaron Rossi, 41, say he had a cannabis vape pen while an inmate at the...

Peoria County, IL · 2025-03-19

Home Stratosphere

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10 Secluded Towns Hidden In and Around Southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest

... The post 10 Secluded Towns Hidden In and Around Southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest appeared first on Home Stratosphere .

Illinois · 2025-03-19

KFIL Radio

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Massive Western Snow Storm Hits Illinois and Wisconsin in 2 Days

Some parts of the upper Midwest could have blizzard-like conditions this week as another late Winter storm heads towards Illinois and Wisconsin. 👇SCROLL DOWN for the 25 Least Expensive States to Live In👇. According to the National Weather Service, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued for northwestern Wisconsin...

Wisconsin · 2025-03-18

The Center Square

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100 to 1 in opposition to Illinois Homeschool Act ahead of hearing

(The Center Square) – Nearly 4,000 opposition slips have been filed against a measure in Illinois to regulate homeschooling. That’s 100 times more than the nearly 40 who have filed in support. House Bill 2827 would create the Homeschool Act and require parents to inform their local school district if they decide to homeschool their children. If not, the children could be labeled truant. Proponents argue the bill would ensure children are protected from potential harm, including making sure that they are receiving adequate schooling. “Every child has the right to be safe, to learn, and to access resources....

Illinois · 2025-03-17

WMBD/WYZZ

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Salon owner praying beauty for ashes after devastating fire

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Sara Blair is finding hope after losing her salon in a fire. Born in Pontiac and raised in Bloomington Blair is a central Illinois native. Before the new year she accomplished her dream of having an all-in-one salon when she opened Stay Beautiful Gemini Hair & More on Lafayette Street. But […]

Bloomington, IL · 2025-03-19

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A house divided: The Illinois secession movement and its challenges

With increasing political tensions in the United States following the re-election of President Donald Trump, some Americans have advocated for large changes in their communities. Over 30 Illinois counties have become “good neighbors” with Indiana: so much so that Indiana House of Representatives Speaker Todd Huston authored an Indiana-Illinois boundary...

Illinois · 2025-03-18

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‘Stunning’: Illinois child welfare agency failed repeatedly to produce ‘critical’ reports after child deaths, injuries

ILLINOIS (IAP) - The state agency responsible for keeping Illinois' most vulnerable children safe has failed to produce legally required public reports after examining what went wrong in hundreds of cases of child deaths and thousands of serious injuries, the Illinois Answers Project has learned. More than 1,200 deaths and...

Illinois · 2025-03-18

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More than 2,100 McLean County residents get Social Security back payments so far

The Social Security Administration has so far paid out nearly $15 million in back payments to people who live in McLean County ZIP codes, and more will be coming. The payments to 2,131 people cover amounts owed through passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. That law eliminates both the...

Mclean County, IL · 2025-03-18

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Cabin village to house Bloomington’s homeless on fast-track for November opening

BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - The head of a Bloomington nonprofit is working toward a November opening for a village of small cabins to house homeless people before it gets cold again. Matt Burgess, chief executive officer of Home Sweet Home Ministries, presented his plan Monday night to the Bloomington City...

Bloomington, IL · 2025-03-18

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Cook County woman allegedly vandalized Tesla service center in suburb

COOK COUNTY - A Buffalo Grove woman was arrested last week after vandalizing a newly constructed Tesla service center in Chicago's northwest suburbs, police said. On March 14, Buffalo Grove police responded to a vandalism report at the Tesla Sales, Service, and Delivery Center on Dundee Road at 4:07 p.m.

Buffalo Grove, IL · 2025-03-18

Big Hollywood

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Dumping Healthcare Program for Older Illegal Migrants

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL), a 2028 presidential hopeful, is doing an about-face by excluding older illegals from a budget-busting healthcare program he signed into law just three years ago. After enjoying their plans for only three years, thousands of illegal migrants now stand to lose their state-funded health care to...

Illinois · 2025-03-17

New York Post

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Caretaker gets 25 years after raping, impregnating severely disabled woman at Illinois facility

A caregiver will spend the next 25 years in prison after he sexually assaulted and impregnated a severely disabled woman who lives at the Illinois facility where he worked, according to prosecutors. Isaiah Fields, 23, took advantage of the 43-year-old woman with Rett Syndrome — which causes her to have the cognitive conditions of an infant — inside the Marklund Hyde Center between Aug. 1, 2023 and Sept. 5, 2023, the Daily Herald reported. “There is no reason or set of experiences that could justify hurting anyone in any way,” the sicko reportedly said in Kane County court as...

Kane County, IL · 2025-03-17

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Illinois physician pleads guilty to evading $1.6M in taxes

A Lake Forest, Ill., physician has pleaded guilty to tax evasion for hiding assets and lying to the IRS about his ability to pay approximately $1.6 million in taxes. From 2011 to 2017, Krishnaswami Sriram, MD, evaded payment of around $1.6 million owed to the IRS. Dr. Sriram took several...

Lake Forest, IL · 2025-03-17