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Insurance bill combining homeowners and auto regulation passes House, awaits Senate action
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (623+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A bill that would give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rates for both homeowners and automobile coverage. Those two proposals, which started as separate pieces of legislation, were combined into a single bill that…...
Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (563+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A recent decision from a local appellate court in Washington, D.C., striking down a ban on large-capacity magazines could have an impact on a pending case challenging a similar ban in Illinois. In a memo filed March 11 with the 7th U.S. Circuit…...
Springfield public schools to start classes after the Illinois State Fair | First Listen
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (76+ words) First Listen for Tuesday, March 10, 2026. - The District 186 School Board votes to wait until after the Illinois State Fair ends to start classes. Students will return Aug. 24. - A plan to change university funding in Illinois doesn't have the backing of the…...
Bill Kurtis retires as 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' judge and scorekeeper
2+ week, 1+ day ago (44+ words) Bill Kurtis retires as 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' judge and scorekeeper'NPR Illinois In a note to editorial staff, Wait Wait'Don't Tell Me! Executive Producer Mike Danforth shared that Bill Kurtis is retiring from his role as the show's judge…...
‘I didn’t believe it’: Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for pennies on dollar
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1498+ words) SPRINGFIELD " When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped "UNDUE" in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away. The 27-year-old Rochelle resident assumed it was junk mail, or maybe a scam. The letter claimed that…...
A run for their money: Young candidates rival older incumbents in midterm fundraising
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1476+ words) More than 10 years ago, as a teenager, Justin Pearson interned for Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat representing his hometown of Memphis. Now, Pearson, a member of the Tennessee state house, is running to unseat Cohen, and he's outraising the 10-term…...
A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1433+ words) CHICAGO " A third grader who stopped eating lunch at school because he feared typing in his lunch code would help immigration enforcement agents target his family. A mother who considered granting guardianship of her daughter to a healthcare provider so…...
Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (1715+ words) Late last month, President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Sitting at a long, mahogany table, surrounded by his administration's top officials, he broached the subject of housing. "There's so much talk about, 'Oh, we're going to…...
From cubicles to kitchens: How empty offices are becoming homes
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (917+ words) The room looks like your typical office suite: white walls, low ceilings, gray carpet worn thin from years of foot traffic. But for this vacant office outside Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., real estate developers see potential. Matt Pestronk is the…...
It is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. What's planned at his museum and library? | First Listen
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (47+ words) It is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. What's planned at his museum and library? | First Listen'NPR Illinois - On Air Now Playing NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS - On Air Now Playing NPR Illinois Classic | 91.9 HD2 - On Air Now Playing The X from NPR Illinois | 91.9 HD3...