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3 days ago
BJC HealthCare, Aetna agree to extend access for southern Illinois retirees
One year deal will allow state retirees who are TRAIL participants to maintain access to BJC providers.
3 days ago
Pritzker appeals FEMA’s decision to deny Illinois disaster aid
Pritzker said Congress should ensure FEMA doesn't make decisions based on a state's political leanings.
3 days ago
School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead
Studies from the University of Chicago show that academically, displaced students often suffer long-term drops in reading and math.
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As Veterans Affairs expands automation, it commits more errors on veterans’ claims
The American Legion conducted reviews in 2025 at VA regional offices in Chicago, Puerto Rico and Louisville, Kentucky.
4 days ago
IL National Guardsmen remember 2013 attack on FOB Ghazni
The incident is the subject of a new documentary.
4 days ago
Williams connects with Loveland to set up Santos’ winning field goal as Bears edge Buccaneers 27-24
Santos delighted the crowd of 60,470 by drilling his second field goal of the night.
5 days ago
Small footwear company moves into spotlight with Bears QB Caleb Williams wearing its cleats
It was quite a moment for Baltimore-based Caddix, which has four employees and earned just under $2 million in revenue last year.
5 days ago
Collin Dixon’s 2 TD catches help Illinois become bowl eligible with 24-13 victory over Nebraska
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Collin Dixon caught two touchdown passes including a record-breaker and Illinois used a trick play to…
5 days ago
2 licensed skydivers die midair in California after their parachutes become entangled
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office on Saturday identified the two who died as Georgia Jean, 56, of Box Elder, South Dakota, and Levi Pimentel, 29, of Aurora, Illinois.
6 days ago
26 new U.S. citizens take their oaths Friday in Springfield
26 people took oaths to become American citizens Friday.
6 days ago
Durbin: Dems need to work on improving costs, not impeachments
Durbin also wants to see the DREAM Act finally passed before he retires.
1 week ago
UPDATE Welch: ‘I serve at the pleasure of the caucus’ and I won’t run again as speaker
Welch says because of backlash, he won't run for another two year term as speaker.
1 week ago
Bob Dylan comes knockin’ on pope’s door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican
The Vatican said the encounter was brief, with Leo giving Dylan a rosary and Dylan presenting the pope with a copy of his autobiography, “Chronicles: Volume One.”
1 week ago
Chicago Bears place defensive tackle Kentavius Street on injured reserve
Street left Monday night's 34-17 win at Seattle with a knee injury.
1 week ago
Democrats sweep statewide races, expand already-historic supermajorities
The party rode ‘Blue Wave’ to pick up seats in the General Assembly considered GOP safe.
1 week ago
Midterms launch wave of historic firsts for some states — and for the nation
Nearly 300 women, including incumbents, were running for the U.S. Senate and House, as documented by Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics.
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John Malkovich, a world-weary CIA man in ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ prefers life on the road
In the late 1970s, Malkovich was a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.
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McDonald’s plans new value bundles next year after US traffic falls in third quarter
Around 4,000 franchisees have decided not to wait for the test results and have launched meal bundles of their own.
1 week ago
Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
Authorities believe Morley found his way to a farm near Marion, Illinois in the days after his escape, spending some time in a shed that was used periodically by hunters.
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What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?
Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.
