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IHSFCA announces 2026 All-State football teams and honorable mentions

As we approach the end of high school football season, the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association released its all-state teams for each class. Several of Central Illinois’ top football players made the list. ALL-STATE:. 5A: Marco Casillas, Mahomet-Seymour. 4A: Jeremiah Jackson, Jacksonville. 4A: Damonte' Phillips, MacArthur. 4A: Dylan...

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Country Herald

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Illinois Weather Alert Today: 90% Rain, Snow Friday Nov 12-13

Chicago faces 40-mph wind gusts, a 90% chance of rain and possible snow before weekend sunshine.

Chicago, IL · 1d

The Money Overview

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Iowa heirs can skip probate for personal-property estates of $100,000 or less, and Illinois changes small-estate rules Jan. 1, 2027

Iowa heirs can collect a relative’s personal property without probate when the estate is worth $100,000 or less and holds no real estate, under a law approved April 16, 2026. Illinois rewrites its own small-estate affidavit rules for deaths on or after Jan. 1, 2027. The Iowa change is House File 2660, Chapter 1048 of […] The post Iowa heirs can skip probate for personal-property estates of $100,000 or less, and Illinois changes small-estate rules Jan. 1, 2027 appeared first on The Money Overview .

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The Center Square

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Illinois redistricting reform faces political hurdle; lawmakers asked to surrender power

(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker pushing to change how legislative districts are drawn faces a political hurdle: persuading lawmakers who benefit from the current system to give up some control over the process. State Rep. Travis Weaver, R-Edwards, is seeking a constitutional amendment that would establish new rules for redistricting, arguing the current maps leave some voters underrepresented. The proposal comes after Democrats expanded their supermajorities in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly in the Nov. 3 election. Before the Nov. 3 election, Democrats held a 78-40 majority in the Illinois House and a 40-19 majority in the Senate. Preliminary results following the election show Democrats expanding those advantages to 82-32 in the House and 45-13 in the Senate, with several races still unresolved. Weaver explained the results leave Republicans with even less representation in the General Assembly and raise questions about whether the Democratic supermajorities would support changes that could limit their party’s influence over the redistricting process. “In a typical election, Illinois is a 45 to 55 Democrat state,” Weaver told The Center Square. “So it just highlights that voters and constituents in the state of Illinois are extremely disenfranchised.” Weaver criticized the shape of

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WCIA

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Central Illinois veteran fights to save a ‘dwindling tradition’: the final salute

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Taps and the 21-gun salute are sounds that military families know all too well. They’re played when it’s time to honor the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. However, it’s a tradition that is becoming hard to uphold. That’s why Operation Honor Guard exists. “I lost a buddy shortly […]

Illinois · 1d

Belleville News-Democrat

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Illinois health officials prep to transfer patients from metro-east hospital

Illinois regulators are preparing to potentially transfer patients out of Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City and ambulances are being sent to other hospitals. The hospital is still open, but the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Gateway and another medical center owned by the same company are on bypass status due to “staffing instability.” St. Louis-based KMOV first reported the development. The operators of the 278-bed safety net hospital have been late paying staff. An IDPH spokesman said that the agency had alerted the state’s labor and employment security departments about unmet payroll at Gateway and at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, Illinois. Both hospitals are owned by California-based company American Healthcare Systems. “Gateway and Vista are private, for-profit hospitals whose operations and finances are managed by American Healthcare Systems. Their lack of communication, transparency, and responsible financial management and contingency planning is extremely concerning,” the spokesman for the IDPH said in an email. “The Illinois Department of Public Health’s highest immediate priority is the health and safety of the patients and has been working and communicating with hospital administrative leaders in this regard.” Representatives from Gateway Regional Medical Center and American Healthcare Systems did not respond to

Granite City, IL · 2d

The Center Square

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Caution urged following Illinois jobs, revenue reports

(The Center Square) – A strong labor market is helping to boost Illinois tax revenues, but an economics professor says states with budget difficulties should be prepared in case unemployment rises. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said Illinois sales tax revenues grew $175 million, or 17.1% in October and corporate income tax receipts increased $100 million, or 43%. David Yaskewich, professor of economics and chair of accounting, economics and finance at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, said income tax and sales taxes are the primary generators of revenue at the state level. “If we have a healthy labor market where people are working, that would be something that would tend to generate revenue. So in a low unemployment period, if a state were having difficulties with its budget, that would be potentially worrisome, because if unemployment were to rise, it could only really get worse from that standpoint,” Yaskewich told The Center Square. The Illinois state budget is $55.9 billion for fiscal year 2027, up from $39 billion in 2019. The Illinois Flash Index increased from 101.5 in September to 101.7 in October, reflecting continued strength in state revenues and an improving labor market. Yaskewich said

Illinois · 1d

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Inside This Illinois Bin Store, Prices Drop Every Day Until The Shelves Get Restocked

Every bin in this store gets cheaper each day the doors open, and the bottom price eventually lands near pocket change. That’s the whole game, so you show up, dig, and decide how long you can stand to wait. The boxes come mostly from Amazon and Target truckloads. That...

Aurora, IL · 1d

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Illinois Able UP program opens doors for more residents

ILLINOIS— Illinois residents with disabilities now have more opportunities to build their savings without risking essential government benefits, following major upgrades to the state’s disability program. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced Tuesday several changes to the program, previously known as Illinois ABLE (Illinois Achieving a Better Life...

Illinois · 3d

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High School Football Preview Show: Quarterfinal Week

In honor of Veterans Day, we’re putting the High School Football Preview Show on the free side of the website today. Enjoy the breakdown from Tim Schweizer, Steve Bridge, Mike Wennmacher and Derek Parris as they talk SHG vs Centralia and Rochester vs Highland ahead of the 4A quarterfinals on Saturday. This show can be also be heard live on WMAY 97.7 FM on Saturday at 3 pm.

Rochester, IL · 1d

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Illinois ranks 3rd in public utilities sales taxes paid in 2024

Illinois secured $1.2 billion in public utilities sales tax revenue in 2024, earning the state the third-highest position among U.S. states, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). This amount reflects a 0.3% rise compared to the $1.2 billion collected in the prior...

Illinois · 1d

Secret Chicago

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Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Illinois landlords can’t charge more than $50 for a rental application or any fee to renew your lease

We have good news for Chicago renters: Starting Jan. 1, 2027 , Illinois landlords can’t charge more than $50 for a rental application, including a background check. They also can’t charge a fee to renew your lease. House Bill 3564, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed , amends the Illinois Landlord and Tenant Act (765 ILCS 705/35) and is enacted as Public Act 104-479. The rules apply to residential leases entered into on or after the effective date , including new and renewed leases. They do not cover units in an owner-occupied building with six or fewer units. The $50 cap and the first-page rule Every non-optional fee, one-time or recurring , must appear on the first page of the lease . If it doesn’t, you don’t have to pay it. A landlord can charge more than $50 for screening only if the actual third-party background-check cost is higher. The landlord must pay the provider first, then bill you with the provider’s receipts within 14 days . If the landlord misses that window, you don’t owe the fee. A landlord also can’t use an unpaid background-check fee as grounds for eviction during the first year of a lease. In Cook County,

Illinois · 2d

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Spiky Brown Balls Cover Illinois Sidewalks Every Fall And Almost Nobody Knows Which Tree Drops Them

Each spiky ball under your shoe holds dozens of tiny seed chambers, and every chamber has two little hooked beaks. I rolled one in my palm last October and counted more than forty points. No wonder it hurts. The same tree that drops them can keep raining them down from...

Illinois · 2d

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Unionized legal services staff protest planned Illinois layoffs

About two dozen people met Tuesday in downtown Moline to protest actions of Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS), which has proposed to cut 17 employees this Friday, Nov. 13. Union members, including unionized staff of PSLS’s office at 1515 5th Ave., Moline, carried signs, chanted, and encouraged motorists to honk at the intersection of 15th Street and 5th Avenue.

Moline, IL · 2d

everafterinthewoods.com

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8 Unassuming Illinois Diners Where Pie Cases Still Look Like 1965

One Illinois cafe sells lemon meringue pie with meringue piled so high that the menu calls it a foot-high pie. That’s not a typo. It’s a dessert that needs its own zip code. I love that small-town diners in Illinois still treat pie like the main event. Some...

Illinois · 19h

My Journal Courier

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Churches to collect donations for Operation Christmas Child

Churches across west-central Illinois are collecting donations to fill shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child shoebox charity drive.

Jacksonville, IL · 23h

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County admin: Massey Commission made ‘faulty assumption’ the county could do all calls to action, but it will fund what it can

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A discussion about Sangamon County’s budget for the next fiscal year this week resulted in a criticism of sorts for the commission that was formed to look at various potential reforms in the wake of the death of Sonya Massey. Sangamon County...

Sangamon County, IL · 6h

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Families Pile Into Cozy Booths At These 7 Illinois Pancake Houses

One Illinois pancake house serves its giant flapjacks inside a curved metal Quonset hut. Another has been flipping pancakes around the clock, day and night, since the 1960s. I love that detail. A late-night pancake craving can actually be answered in this state, no waiting for sunrise required. The rest...

Illinois · 2d

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Illinois Baseball Signs Eight on National Signing Day

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Head coach Dan Hartleb and the Fighting Illini baseball program announced on Wednesday the signing of eight players on National Signing Day. All eight signees completed Big Ten Athletics Aid Agreements and will join the Orange and Blue for the 2027-28 academic year. The class features...

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