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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Illinois State Police ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TO CONDUCT NIGHTTIME ENFORCEMENT PATROLS EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, annou...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Illinois State Police ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TO CONDUCT OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ENFORCEMENT PATROLS EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristve...

(West Palm Beach, FL) -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is pleading not guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution at a Florida day spa. USA Today reports Kraft's attorney filed the plea to...

Winter Weather Advisory for Effingham-Clay-Richland-Lawrence and Fayette Counties * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of a couple of tenths of an inch, and ice accumulation...

Money On Its Way To Quincy Veterans Home (Quincy, IL) -- More money is on its way to the Quincy veterans home. Illinois' comptroller released seven-million-dollars yesterday. The money is earmarked fo...

Southern Illinois Carbondale Wants Its Own Nursing Program (Carbondale, IL) -- Southern Illinois University already has a successful nursing program, at the Edwardsville campus. Now, managers at the C...

Republicans Begin Fight Against Progressive Income Tax (Springfield, IL) -- Get ready to hear a lot more about what you don't know about Illinois' proposed progressive income tax. Republican lawmakers...

Town Of Normal Eyes Gas Tax Hike, Gambling Machine Fee As Well (Normal, IL) -- Bloomington and Normal are twin cities, and may soon be twins when it comes to new taxes and fees. Leaders in Normal last...

U Of I Student Pitches World War One Soldier As New Mascot (Urbana, IL) -- Goodbye Chief, hello doughboy. One University of Illinois student is suggesting the school adopt a World War One soldier as i...

For Immediate Release Illinois Gains on Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud Prevention, Urges Taxpayer Vigilance SPRINGFIELD - Since 2015, Illinois has stopped more than $120 million in attempted iden...