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IDOT will begin intermittent daytime lane and shoulder closures on eastbound U.S. 24 and close a ramp to westbound U.S. 150 in Peoria on Monday, Nov. 2 for bridge beam repairs.
The Rock Falls City Council has scheduled its regular meeting for Monday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Memorial Hospital Head Chef Amber Clark will lead a hands-on class on making a roux on Thursday, Dec. 10, in the hospital's Health & Wellness Center Teaching Kitchen.
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announced nearly $500,000 in Lottery-funded grants to nine organizations serving veterans, including groups in Sycamore, Carbondale, Lincoln, Quincy, Chicago and Rushville.
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announced nearly $500,000 in second-quarter FY2027 grants to nine organizations serving veterans across the state.
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is reminding residents to test and replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when daylight saving time ends this weekend.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has released its November calendar of events, including programs in Galesburg, Bishop Hill, Colchester and parks statewide.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has released its November calendar of events at state parks, museums and historic sites statewide.
Illinois' four-year graduation rate hit a record 89.8% in 2026, with gains in proficiency and attendance, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Illinois State Board of Education says the state's four-year graduation rate reached a record 89.8% in 2026, with gains in proficiency, attendance and the teaching workforce.
Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed November Adoption Awareness Month as DCFS highlights families who adopted and the 3,399 youth still waiting for permanent homes.
The Illinois Lottery has launched CASH POP, a high-frequency draw game where matching a single number can win a cash prize.
Legal advocates are pointing Illinois consumers to a free website for help understanding their rights and avoiding debt-relief scams as U.S. credit card debt tops $1.2 trillion.
Consumer and environmental groups marched through downtown Chicago on Oct. 29 to deliver more than 10,000 public comments urging regulators to reject Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike.
Hy-Vee's new Holiday Meal Deal feeds 10 people for less than $35, available in-store and online from Nov. 2 through Dec. 24.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined the FTC and a coalition of states in a lawsuit alleging restaurant software firm Toast Inc. charged hidden fees, signed up customers for unwanted add-ons and made subscriptions hard to cancel.
State and local fire officials gathered in Moline to promote the free Be Alarmed! smoke alarm installation program and urge every home to test its alarms.
The Illinois State Museum will hold a free Día de los Muertos Family Day with crafts, music and food from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
Illinois Valley Community College's Oglesby and Ottawa Center campuses will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, for Election Day.
The City of Macomb Water Treatment Plant says a boil order has been lifted.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition filing a Supreme Court brief defending state and local assault weapons restrictions ahead of Dec. 2 arguments.
Illinois Valley Community College has opened registration for Spring 2027 classes, with walk-in scheduling available through November 4 and tuition due December 9.
Michael Gillam, founder of Microsoft's Healthcare Innovation Lab, told a Peoria symposium that compassion and human connection must remain central to patient care as artificial intelligence expands.
Spoon River College's Community Outreach is offering a Home Cybersecurity and Account Protection course on Friday, Nov. 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
State officials and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association are backing HB5828, which would create streamlined tax incentives to help independently owned grocery stores and pharmacies stay open.
The Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA is signing up pre-K through fifth graders for co-ed indoor basketball and basketball cheerleading, with the season running Nov. 2 through Dec. 19.
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are warning drivers to plan a sober ride home this Halloween as statewide DUI enforcement runs through the weekend.
IDOT, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement are putting a heightened focus on impaired driving through this weekend as part of the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Drive High, Get a DUI" campaigns.
University of Illinois Extension is offering its Comfort Foods Reinvented program, teaching healthier ways to prepare favorite comfort dishes, in three Bureau County communities.
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced a $65 million national investment in Conservation Innovation Grants, with several projects involving Illinois.
State Sen. Sue Rezin is praising a U.S. Department of Energy conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to upgrade Constellation nuclear plants, including six in Illinois.
Capitol News Illinois reports ComEd projects it will cost roughly $3.1 billion to connect data centers to the electric grid, split between transmission and distribution.
Western Illinois University's Office of Public Safety reported two notices to appear for driving on a suspended license, two alcohol referrals and two fire alarms between Oct. 23 and Oct. 26.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is co-leading a 21-state lawsuit to block a Trump administration rule that exempts nearly all businesses from the Corporate Transparency Act's ownership-reporting requirements.
The Illinois Department of Human Services says it will keep 25 mental health beds open at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna and open 200 beds at three other state-run psychiatric hospitals.
Capitol News Illinois, the Illinois Press Foundation and SIU's journalism school are launching Southern Illinois Source, a nonprofit news effort for the lower third of the state.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and three colleagues are urging Senate committee leaders to secure a commitment from the Trump administration to reinstate cancelled Department of Energy clean energy grants before a Nov. 9 vote on a bipartisan permitting bill.
A coalition of Illinois voting rights groups says it has trained hundreds of poll monitors to observe polling places and report suspected violations in the Nov. 3 midterm election.
Hy-Vee says its 2026 Thanksgiving Meal Deal feeds 10 people for under $39 and is available in stores and online from Nov. 2 through Nov. 25.
Playpower abandoned its proposed acquisition of BCI Burke a week after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of states and the FTC sued to block it.
