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Illinois mistakenly overspent its latest round of funding and will run out of money for hundreds of programs that serve about 15,000 kids in Chicago. The programs' advocates encourage state lawmakers to intervene.
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.
A record number of nearly 1.9 million of them will do so by car, according to AAA.
The children, all of whom suffered 'minor injuries' were taken to area hospitals after the wreck, which happened at 8:35 a.m. in Will County.