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Illinois Is Getting Digital Licenses: Here’s How It All Works
We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Illinois House Bill 4592 (HB 4592) for a while now, and because we're technology geeks we're pretty excited that it brings that little plastic card in your wallet into the digital age by allowing us to have our driver's licenses or state IDs on our phones, where we have seemingly everything else.
Steamy & stormy Thursday, relief ahead this weekend
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Another round of strong to severe storms will be possible Thursday afternoon and evening. This morning: Quiet again here this morning with cloudy skies and muggy conditions, with temperatures hovering into the low to mid 70s across central Indiana. We are monitoring a line of storms that is moving through central Illinois […]
2024 FCS Top 25: No. 24 Illinois State Football Preview
Illinois State ranks No. 24 in HERO Sports’ FCS Preseason Top 25. The Redbirds finished 6-5 last year, missing the FCS playoffs. Here’s a look at the 2024 Illinois State football squad. Returning 2023 All-Conference Players (6) First Team. RB Mason King. LB Amir Abdullah. Second Team. WR...
King Named To The 2024 Walter Payton Award Watch List
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois State senior running back Mason King has earned a spot on the preseason watch list for the 2024 Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the national offensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. Stats Perform selected King as part...
Worker Freedom of Speech Act signed into law in Illinois
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Wednesday, Illionois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill that he says will help workers. “In Illinois, we respect the rights and dignity of workers,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “We will never stop fighting for an Illinois where every worker is given the dignity and respect they deserve,” said Governor Pritzker. The law bans […]
Central IL community colleges host FAFSA help as deadline looms
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Community colleges are helping out students complete their FAFSA and the rest of their financial aid paperwork before the semester starts. The U.S. Department of Education reformed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application last year, allowing students and families to submit the forms as early as December 31. Now […]
Black patients move up kidney transplant waitlist in Illinois after race removed from blood test
There is new hope for thousands of African Americans waiting for a new kidney.A test to determine placement on a transplant waiting list has been deemed flawed. The finding will have a major impact for those waiting for the gift of life.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA few months ago, suburban special education teacher Helena Fields was in kidney failure, but she got news that changed her life. She moved up on the transplant list and got a kidney transplant"Yes, I was ecstatic," Fields said.After six years on the waitlist for a kidney transplant, Fields was...
United Airlines set to purchase sustainable jet fuel at O’Hare International Airport
(The Center Square) – A major airline is set to become the first in Illinois to buy sustainable jet fuel. United Airlines is set to purchase one million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, at O’Hare International Airport through the end of year. The first supply is set to be delivered in August. The fuel at O’Hare will be derived from fats, oils and greases like used cooking oil, but can also be made from agricultural waste. ...
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