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Plant positivity, learn how to grow a school or community garden

By Emily Steele, Illinois Extension
May 02, 2024 9:50 pm - When green spaces fill schoolyards and neighborhoods with flowers and fresh produce, children and communities thrive. But the journey from the idea of starting a communi...
Illinois crop competition calls for youth scouting teams

By Jenna Braasch, Illinois Extension
May 02, 2024 9:49 pm - The Illinois Youth Crop Scouting Competition is not just any competition. It is a unique opportunity for agriculture students to showcase skills and knowledge while worki...
Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes first federally recognized tribe in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISEL
Apr 24, 2024 6:41 pm - Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the sta...
Pritzker’s health insurance reforms clear House, move to Senate

By PETER HANCOCK
Apr 19, 2024 7:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance compa...
4 killed, 7 wounded in stabbing attack in Rockford; suspect is in custody

Mar 27, 2024 9:21 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. — Four people were killed and seven were hurt when a man went on a stabbing rampage Wednesday across multiple locations in a northern Illinois community, a...
Biden and Trump notch wins in Tuesday's primaries. Other races will offer hints on national politics

By PATRICK ORSAGOS, CODY JACKSON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and BILL BARROW
Mar 19, 2024 7:47 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their party's primaries in Illinois on Tuesday, notching more delegates as they continue their march to a rematch in this ...
Peter Hancock
Mar 13, 2024 5:08 pm - SPRINGFIELD – A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance indus...
Illinois police identify 5 people, including 3 children, killed when school bus, semitruck collide

Mar 12, 2024 8:20 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery crash, including both drivers and three children, when a school bus and a semitruck collid...
IDOT cleaning up roadways Saturday

Daily Herald report
Feb 22, 2024 4:23 pm - Major litter removal operations will be taking place along the expressway system from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting. Thirty maintenance crews will be ...
In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges

BY HANNAH MEISEL
Feb 15, 2024 6:40 pm - As federal prosecutors were preparing to rest their case Thursday in the corruption trial of former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann, the one-time gubernatorial candidate...

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