Around the Region

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (658+ words) A traveler walks outside O’Hare Airport last year. A proposed O’Hare Flyer project would run express commuter trains back and forth from Downtown Chicago to the airport. Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch raised some eyebrows after he attended a…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (194+ words) Republican Erica Harriss narrowly won this Metro East district, which includes Granite City, Edwardsville and Collinsville, in 2022, ousting an appointed Democrat. This will be a hotly contested race again, and she faces political newcomer Marsia Geldert-Murphey, a 62-year-old civil engineer…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (178+ words) Chicago Tribune This reliably Republican district covers the northwest corner of the state including Freeport and Galena. First-term Republican Andrew Chesney, 44, is running for reelection. He faces retired salesman Joseph Berning, 75. Berning is a lifelong resident of Jo Daviess County…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago   (406+ words) Statewide, Iowa – The Iowa Lottery is planning to move headquarters after also reporting a increase in sales for the fiscal year. Department of Revenue director Mary Mosiman announced at a recent Lottery Commission meeting that the Iowa Lottery headquarters is…...

20+ hour, 53+ min ago   (178+ words) Through Team UP, Comcast’s year-round volunteerism and employee engagement program, more than 20 Comcast volunteers partnered with The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana on September 22 to provide critical food assistance to over 300 households impacted by the historic August storms in Northwest…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (218+ words) KMOV GRANITE CITY, Ill. (First Alert 4) - More than a dozen Illinois communities are coming together this weekend to celebrate their connection to Route 66. Visitors can get free commemorative trading cards at each stop. Granite City is hosting the “Sizzlin’ on 66” barbecue…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (307+ words) Gift a Payroll Tax Calendar to your payroll admins this holiday season. → VIP will oversee planning for the comprehensive redevelopment, with the workforce center serving as an anchor tenant. The planning process will also incorporate recommendations from the ON-RAMP Community…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (160+ words) News4JAX Flooding from burst pipe at Springfield Boys & Girls Club forces temporary relocation A burst pipe sent water pouring through the ceilings of The Bridge Boys & Girls Club in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood Friday morning, leaving about a foot of water inside…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (124+ words) Illinois’ former House Republican leader of 10 years isn’t switching affiliations, though he announced Monday he’s backing the Democrat in the race for governor. Iowa officials unveiled the first phase of a $1 million cancer study with one number front and center:…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago   (50+ words) NewsChannel20 UPDATE: 14 broken ribs, lacerated kidney suffered by pedestrian hit by Sangamon Co. Sheriff’s officer Woman dies after being found lying on the ground on U of I campus Highly contagious, life-threatening feline virus reported at Sangamon Co. Adoption Center...