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A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
In the lead-up to Acutis' canonization on Sunday, it's all Acutis, all the time at the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish and school in Chicago.
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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
Illinois is included in the reported investigation.
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UIS chancellor named to special NCAA committee
The university says in a news release Janet Gooch will serve on the NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity, and Impact.
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A new approach to juvenile corrections opens in Lincoln
"The young people that we serve have experienced a lot; they have experienced loss, trauma, abuse, heartache, poverty, discrimination, and much more. They're also incredibly resilient and strong, intelligent and funny, and loving. These kids are worth our investment -- this investment."
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Walk into history Oct. 5
An influential Lutheran pastor is one of seven Oak Ridge Cemetery denizens featured in annual cemetery walk.
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Trump administration files complaint over Illinois laws allowing in-state tuition, scholarships for undocumented students
This comes less than a month after Pritzker signed a plan into law to ensure any student living in the state can be considered for financial aid options.
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Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension
“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.
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Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in bus battery
A man is accused of getting on a bus and of beating a passenger.
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Illinois’ tourism push includes millions for NASCAR events
Metro East race sponsorship is part of $44M Enjoy Illinois campaign
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Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data
National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.
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Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents
Details about the operation are scant, but President Donald Trump has amped up the rhetoric about crime in the nation’s third-largest city, saying an immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment are planned despite the objections of local leaders and a federal court ruling that a similar deployment in Los Angeles was illegal.
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Cook hired as UIS Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development
Lisa Cook, a native of the Peoria area, came to UIS from Bradley University in Peoria.
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Christian singer TobyMac to perform in Springfield
TobyMac will perform with Crowder and Jeremy Camp.
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‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October
"The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet," said a news release.
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Woman shot in Decatur while attending vigil
The woman was attending a vigil for one of several Labor Day weekend shooting victims in Decatur.
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Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis
"Relief cuts" in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.
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Comedian Nate Bargatze to perform in Springfield in February
Nate Bargatze performs February 20, 2026.
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UPDATED: Ex-alderman responds Ex-mayor: Council should have listened to me on Wyndham
"With the now boarded-up Wyndham hotel and Starbucks," Langfelder said, "failing to take action in the past was shortsighted and in the long term harmful to downtown."
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CORRECTED: District 186 projects $18M deficit this fiscal year without cuts; board and superintendent to ‘aggressively attack’ budget
Board members: consider cutting schools and programs, and getting input from district employees.
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Governor charges racism in Trump deployment of National Guard
It's no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.