Sunday, April 19, 2026

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education
  • by david hall
CPS board, Springfield could hold dueling votes on school cops

The social justice protests in the summer of 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, have sparked thorny debates ever since. A Springfield bill on the issue is the latest backlash to Mayor Brandon Johnson's Board of Education.

cicada-watch-2024
  • by david hall
As cicadas emerge, nature lovers travel thousands of miles to converge on Illinois

For tourists, Illinois is the place to be for the historic cicada emergence. The 17-year brood in the state's northern half and the 13-year brood in the southern part are set to converge near Springfield.

springfield
  • by david hall
Illinois General Assembly budget talks stall over sportsbook tax hike, retailer discounts

Lawmakers were on track to blow their self-imposed deadline to pass a state spending plan, as Democratic leaders tangle over a proposed increase to the tax rate paid by sportsbooks, as well as a rollback of tax discounts for retailers.

transportation
  • by david hall
More than 2 million Illinois residents to travel Memorial Day weekend

A record number of nearly 1.9 million of them will do so by car, according to AAA.