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Editorial illustration of Illinois corn and soybean samples with rail and barge export logistics in the background

Business

Illinois Grain Tours Project $205.2 Million in International Sales

Illinois says two international grain tours produced $205.2 million in projected sales and 148 new Latin American contacts. The figures signal buyer interest, but final transactions have not yet been verified.

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Policy

Illinois coal-worker study finds assistance gaps tied to notice and enforcement

Oct 20, 2026

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Policy

Illinois data-center talks head toward veto session as incentive pause remains in place

Oct 19, 2026

An insurance assessor and repair technician review vehicle damage on a tablet in a collision repair facility.

Business

GTCR and Elliott Agree to Buy CCC in $6.1 Billion Software Deal

Oct 16, 2026

An older adult practices a supervised balance exercise with a healthcare professional in a community clinic.

Healthcare

HHS Puts $27.8 Million Behind a Clinical-to-Community Fall Strategy

Oct 9, 2026

Illustrative morning traffic on an Illinois interstate with unbranded passenger vehicles and light trucks.

Policy

Illinois Challenges 34.9-MPG Federal Fuel-Economy Rule

Oct 3, 2026

A child and supervising adult wear plain life jackets at the shallow edge of a generic water-park wave pool.

Travel

Rockford Wave Pool Requires Life Jackets Under 52 Inches

Oct 2, 2026

Anonymous visitors approach a generic haunted attraction at a Midwestern amusement park during a fall evening event.

Travel

Great America Mazes Cost $35; Re-entry Ends at 8

Oct 2, 2026

A generic northern Illinois outdoor water park sits quiet on an October morning without confirmed operating dates.

Travel

Hurricane Harbor Rockford Lists No October Hours

Oct 2, 2026

A generic Midwestern outdoor water park sits empty on a cool autumn morning after the summer season.

Travel

Hurricane Harbor Chicago Is Closed for Fall Visits

Oct 2, 2026

A generic coal- and natural-gas power generation complex beside transmission lines and a river

US

21 States Sue to Restore U.S. Power-Plant Carbon Limits

Oct 2, 2026

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Politics

Illinois Comptroller Race Sets Up a Choice Over Continuity and Oversight

Sep 30, 2026

Heavy rain falls from a large storm over a desert city and interstate in the U.S. Southwest.

Breaking News

28 Million Under Flood Watches as Polo Moisture Spreads Inland

Sep 29, 2026

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Business

Illinois Opens $51.4M Voortman Plant With 51-Job Target

Sep 26, 2026

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Policy

Illinois Exhausts $4M Local Journalist Retention Credit Pool

Sep 25, 2026

A calculator, blank loan papers and a plain envelope on a kitchen table with a muted Illinois city skyline in the distance.

Policy

Illinois Orders Nearly $128,000 Back to Student-Loan Borrowers

Sep 25, 2026

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Politics

Illinois Opens 40-Day Early Voting Window

Sep 24, 2026

Illinois small-business owner reviewing online sales records with shipping boxes nearby.

Business

Illinois Remote Sellers Face Oct. 31 Tax-Amnesty Deadline

Sep 24, 2026

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