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Illinois Music Venues Shift, Forge Closes While Salt Shed Expands

After nine years, Joliet's beloved rock club The Forge has closed its doors for good. Meanwhile, Chicago's Salt Shed is planning something massive across the street.

Illinois · 2d

Collinsville Daily News

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Illinois and Midwestern Farmers Are Overcharged on Crop Insurance, Say Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski, Sorensen, Call for USDA to Recalculate and Provide Refunds

As farmers face sky-high costs, the lawmakers say USDA Risk Management Agency must rebalance premium costs and refund Illinois and Midwestern farmers SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), both members of the House Agriculture Committee, today sent a letter to the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency, calling for a review of the Federal Crop Insurance Program to rebalance payments for farmers that are routinely overcharged for federal crop insurance premiums. While the Federal Crop Insurance Act requirescrop insurance premiums to roughly equal the indemnity payouts over the long term, Illinois corn and soybean farmers have been systemically overcharged for crop insurance premiums as they rank among the lowest in the nation for crop insurance payouts. “Farmers face record costs for farm inputs, including diesel, fertilizer, seed, and equipment. As policymakers explore options for relief, we ask USDA to begin a targeted review as soon as possible of the counties and crops that have consistently been overcharged in the Federal Crop Insurance Program, and

Illinois · 21h

WCIA

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Central IL superintendents focus on future plans after some referendums pass, others fail

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — As election results continue to trickle in, we are checking in on school district referendums in Central Illinois. Three of them have passed, and one of them failed, unofficial results show. The referendums were regarding school districts of Champaign, Teutopolis, Thomasboro and Mahomet-Seymour. WCIA followed up with school officials and families […]

Champaign, IL · 1d

hoodline.com

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Aurora Democrat Saba Haider Projected to Win Illinois House District 84 by Wide Margin

Saba Haider, a DuPage County Board member and Aurora Democrat, is projected to win the race for Illinois House District 84, defeating Republican Brian Scopa of Naperville in a contest to replace outgoing state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit. Haider was leading with 70.9% of the vote to Scopa's 29.1% with 82% of votes counted, according to the supplied election-night tallies, while the race itself drew attention for a shared focus on affordability, schools and public safety.

Illinois · 2d
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Events across Northern Illinois on Saturday, November 7, 2026

A variety of events are scheduled for this weekend across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, ranging from holiday markets and athletic competitions to live performances and charity fundraisers.

Rockford, IL · 18h

illinoistimes.com

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Enrollment open for health insurance marketplace

The state’s health insurance marketplace, Get Covered Illinois, opened enrollment for 2027 plans on Nov. 1. Sangamon County will continue to have just two insurance providers through the marketplace after Aetna and Health Alliance’s exit last year halved the number of insurers for area plans. Visit GetCoveredIllinois.gov to...

Sangamon County, IL · 1d

hoodline.com

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Incumbent Matt Hanson Tops Jesse Rodriguez in IL House District 83 Vote Count

Incumbent Matt Hanson pulled in 26,938 votes to Republican challenger Jesse Rodriguez's 13,680 as all precincts across Kane and Kendall counties reported results in the race for Illinois House District 83. The district covers parts of St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora and Oswego, along with all of Montgomery, spanning portions of both counties.

Kane County, IL · 2d

wglt.org

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Statewide: The appeal of data centers for some struggling communities

Data centers have become controversial and a key issue during this year's elections. Some residents are concerned about water and power usage, noise pollution and the proliferation of AI. But others see opportunity. With the promise of jobs and local investment, data center development can look pretty attractive in a...

Illinois · 19h

The Center Square

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CPS, schools statewide want more taxpayer funds from legislature

(The Center Square) – Despite the state’s increased funding to public school districts in the budget, school districts want state lawmakers to find more taxpayer money to fund their operations. The Illinois House Appropriations committee on Elementary & Secondary Education on Thursday had a hearing on the future...

Chicago, IL · 21h

northernpublicradio.org

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Pritzker appeals FEMA’s decision to deny Illinois disaster aid

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker appealed the Trump administration's decision to deny Illinois' request for federal disaster relief on Thursday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Illinois' request last month without explanation for federal resources to respond to August storms. In an appeal submitted to the agency, the state provided updated damage numbers showing the storm cost eligible for public assistance is now $43 million — up from $27.6 million in the original request and well above FEMA's $24.9 million standard.

Illinois · 19h

The State Journal-Register

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Voters approve of landlord registry in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Voters in Sangamon County have weighed in landslide support of a nonbinding vote to create a register of rental landlords and a base requirement for all rent units in the city of Springfield. Results from the Sangamon County Clerk's office show 69.7% voted in favor of a registry of the overall 41,740 votes cast in a landslide victory for housing rights advocacy groups in Springfield. More: Tracking election results across Sangamon County The vote is a key win for The Faith Coalition for Common Good, who campaigned on the topic promoting a base level of safety for all rental housing in the city and holding negligent out-of-state landlords accountable. "During this time the Faith Coalition has really emphasized this is a nonpartisan issue," Executive Director of the Faith Coalition Tyshianna Bankhead said. "Housing is a right and so as we gather our community members, landlords, neighborhood associations that we really want to see something reflect Springfield coming out of this with something that really works for the betterment of our community." Speaking after the polls closed, Springfield Area Landlord Association (SALA) President Tony Nudo said it made sense that the vote had passed because of the vague

Springfield, IL · 3d

WSAV News 3

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Illinois House Speaker Welch to Step Down

Illinois · 1d

capitolcitynow.com

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City of Springfield: Glitches kept public comment requests away from clerk

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Almost 24 hours after a Springfield city council meeting ended in raised voices, accusations, and general chaos, the city said a communications glitch kept two people’s requests for public comment time from reaching the clerk’s office. That’s the tl;dr version of the city’s statement, issued late Thursday.

Springfield, IL · 1d

illinoistimes.com

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Election results for contested County Board races

Despite a total of 17 seats up for reelection on the Sangamon County Board and increased eyes on county politics, only four of those races were contested. Republican Richard King, chair of the West Sangamon Republican Club political action committee, comfortably won the race to become a board member for District 7.

Sangamon County, IL · 3d

CNN

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Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Dems can ‘actually carry out an agenda that really means something’

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the blue gains of last night allow the party to carry out a meaningful agenda. Pritzker, the first Democrat to serve three terms as governor of Illinois did not speak with President Donald Trump after winning re-election.

Illinois · 2d

Q985

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Illinois Barbecue Rivals Texas & Memphis, But Nobody's Talking

Forget what you think you know about Illinois food. The barbecue here is legit and deserves way more attention than it gets.

Illinois · 1d

The Telegraph

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Amy Elik wins re-election in Illinois House District 111, defeats Rosie Brown

Amy Elik defeats Rosie Brown, wins fourth Illinois House term with 55.17% of vote

Alton, IL · 3d

dailyegyptian.com

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Paul Jacobs retains 59th District state senate seat

Paul Jacobs was reelected to his state senate seat Tuesday night after campaigning on business deregulation and his experience as a local business owner, optometrist and former 118th District Illinois House representative. Democratic nominee and Jackson County board member Tamiko Mueller lost after running on liberal issues and stimulating local tourism.

Marion, IL · 3d

tspr.org

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TSPR Election Results – Nov. 3, 2026

Counties around the region reported strong voter turnout for a midterm election. For example, more than 58% of voters cast ballots in Des Moines County, McDonough County’s turnout was nearly 56%, and the turnout was 51% in Warren County. The statewide turnout in Iowa was nearly 63%. Voters chose...

Iowa · 3d