The November 2026 General Election is less than a month away, and there's a strong chance you've seen signs campaigning for certain candidates and ballots measures. Those signs, however, aren't legal to place just anywhere.
CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker has proclaimed October Education Matters Month in Illinois to coincide with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) announcement of the Education Matters Illinois Fall Campaign, formerly the College Changes Everything™ (CCE) Fall Campaign. From Labor Day through Thanksgiving, ISAC partners with schools and community organizations for an intensive schedule of free college admission and financial aid application completion workshops statewide.
SPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced attendance totals for the 2026 State Fairs exceeded 1 million for the second consecutive year . With an average cost of $145 for a family of four, the fairs are also ranked among the most affordable state fairs in the Midwest. This estimate includes parking, tickets, two ride passes, and food. Further, Du Quoin set a new attendance record and Springfield Grandstand ticket sales topped 72,000 reaching an all-time high – topping the record
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced today that the office’s Mobile DMV program has surpassed 60,000 transactions, bringing essential driver and vehicle services directly to communities across Illinois. Since January 2023, the Secretary of State’s office has held more than 1,700 Mobile DMV events, completing more than 62,000 transactions. Among those transactions, Mobile DMV operations have issued more than 50,000 REAL IDs, driver’s licenses
A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs in a sprawling ownership battle over six Missouri cannabis licenses involving more than 20 businesses and individuals. Over a week of testimony, jurors heard about a tangled series of business agreements and allegations that partners went behind one another’s backs to secure competing deals. […]
QUINCY - Jersey Community High School freshman Adam Robinson is headed to the IHSA State Golf Tournament this weekend after shooting a 73 at the Quincy Notre Dame Sectional on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Robinson tied for fourth overall at the sectional, finishing one stroke off the lowest round of the day to qualify for the state tournament Friday and Saturday. Robinson is a Sparklight Male Athlete of the Month. The state berth follows a postseason run in which Robinson won the Cahokia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-chair of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and other members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, in sending two letters opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to eliminate the 30-day mandatory public notice period that allows communities to provide input on proposed facilities, like data centers, that may affect the
Harris-Stowe State University invited media members inside its new $66 million College of STEM building Tuesday for hard hat tours, offering an early look at the project as construction reaches a major milestone on the Midtown campus.
A St. Louis County woman is accused of depositing multiple fraudulent checks through a mobile banking app and withdrawing thousands of dollars before the transactions were flagged, leading to two felony forgery charges, according to court records.
SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and fire departments across the state to support Fire Prevention Week that runs October 4-10, 2026. This year’s FPW theme, “Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging Is a Superpower,” focuses on the simple steps people can take to recharge safely. Safe charging means making smart choices every time you plug in. Many devices used in our daily
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus, led a group of 20 bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers in calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to guarantee that emergency medical kits (EMK) on every commercial aircraft include epinephrine,
Trump has declared any non-white migrants to be garbage people from shithole countries (that’s in his own words, believe it or not) and has acted accordingly. Mass deportation efforts are a daily event, randomly punctuated by court order violations and the occasional murders of US citizens. Trump often wonders why people from Nordic nations aren’t […]
During Fire Prevention Week - October 4-10 - the Red Cross of Illinois offers steps you can take to help prevent a fire in your home and keep your loved ones safe. “Across the country, the Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters a year and most of these are home fires. Here in the Illinois Region, our disaster teams have responded to 1,346 fires since the beginning of 2026,” said Jeannie Gardner, Regional Disaster Officer for the Red Cross of Illinois. “These fires ar
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