1+ day, 57+ min ago   (236+ words) Roy’s game-winning score capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive that chewed 5:31 off the clock. Taron Dickens drove Northern Illinois to the Illinois State 20 on then ensuing series but threw an interception to Doreon Dubose with 20 seconds left to seal it for…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (322+ words) Way.com reports on auto repair shops per capita in Illinois and across the country. (STACKER) - Take a wild guess at the state with the most auto repair shops. If you said Illinois, you'd be wrong. In Illinois, there are…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (617+ words) Agency director required to explain missed court dates at rescheduled hearing in October. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a request for records about employees who were responsible for monitoring…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (109+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Autopsy results indicate a man involved in a motorcycle crash Saturday near Route 54 and Camp Butler Road suffered multiple blunt force injuries. The Sangamon County Coroner’s Office, according to a news release, identified him as 42-year-old…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (419+ words) State program will serve 35 counties in effort to keep food local. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) — Illinois will spend over $3.5 million to local food organizations in the state’s latest attempt to bolster local food infrastructure. The grants from the Department of…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (216+ words) School says low participation and injuries created safety concerns; junior varsity games will continue. CLINTON, Ill. (WAND) – Clinton High School has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of low participation and injuries within the program. School officials said…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (368+ words) Illinois will use $768 million for mental health services, programming. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois Federation of Teachers says the state should use $768 million from a landmark settlement with Meta to fill education funding gaps. However, the state’s top leaders argue that…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (121+ words) (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois House Republicans are using the resignation of legislative inspector general Mike McCuskey (pictured) to call for stronger ethics – and to blame supermajority Democrats. State Rep Travis Weaver (R-Peoria) points to the leader of the Illinois House,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (701+ words) Disability rights advocates worry about potential for coercion, want more state oversight. CHICAGO (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) – Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (329+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The sexual harassment scandal at the Capitol has apparently claimed another casualty: Legislative Inspector General Mike McCuskey (pictured). This follows accusations that McCuskey behaved unprofessionally and was not helpful toward women complaining of sexual harassment. The…...