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Illinois Quick Hits: Gas prices climb to $4.34 a gallon
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (214+ words) (The Center Square) – According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Illinois is 30 cents higher than it was one month ago and 90 cents higher than it was one year ago. AAA listed the average…...
This Little Amish Country Market In Illinois Is The Kind Of Lunch Stop Locals Treasure
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1798+ words) Out in Arthur at 2046 N Co Rd 1800 E, Shady Crest Farm Market is the kind of place that can pull in travelers for one thing and send them back out with far more. Google Maps lists it as a fresh…...
Chicago's own Mamdani? Behind DSA's fight to elect socialists to City Council first
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (1713+ words) August 3, 2026 / 6:00 AM CDT / CBS Chicago "When is Chicago getting our Mamdani?" Variations of this question have been shared online by Chicagoans ever since the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected New York's mayor last November. "Mamdanistan." "Mamdanize." "The Mamdani Effect....
Illinois election officials pushes back on federal voter roll threats
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (82+ words) Illinois officials told the DOJ they are following federal law after receiving threats of prosecution over voter lists. Illinois election officials pushes back on federal voter roll threats SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Elections told the U.S. Department…...
Illinois Solar for All is, at last, taking off
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (1113+ words) Any time, day or night, parents experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, or other emergencies can drop their young kids off at the Crisis Nursery in Urbana, Illinois, and know they'll be safe and cared for. Funding is a constant challenge for…...
New Illinois program provides food benefits to people who lost SNAP
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (48+ words) A new Illinois program launched this weekend, providing food benefits to people who lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because of federal changes. A new Illinois program launched this weekend, providing food benefits to people who lost their Supplemental…...
Chicago calling? At 85, my mother wasn’t convinced this was the moment to be crossing the Atlantic
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1018+ words) The first record my mother ever owned was a 78 of Route 66 by Nat King Cole. It was sent to her when she was 15 by a man she met on a train going from Florence to Konstanz in 1955. She didn’t think…...
Illinois football will feature a new look defensively
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (696+ words) CHICAGO — Unprecedented success the past two seasons for Illinois football has been a welcomed sight for fans of the Orange & Blue. Back-to-back seasons with nine or more wins was a first for the Fighting Illini in 134 years of college football…...
Illinois Launches New Program To Provide Food Benefits To People Who Lost SNAP
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (377+ words) CHICAGO — A new state program took effect Saturday to provide food benefits to people who have recently become ineligible because of federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Families Receiving Emergency Support for Hunger, or FRESH, program kicked…...
Chicago Bears Training Camp 2026: Austin Booker Rising As Left Tackle Battle Tightens
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (749+ words) Now that Chicago Bears training camp is in full swing, all eyes are on the various position battles happening on the field. After the first week of practices, a couple of the position battles are facing more questions than answers....