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This Bear Tried to Break into Scott Air Force Base in Illinois
I had no idea that black bears had military aspirations, but that's apparently the case for one of these creatures currently touring Illinois as he reportedly tried to break into Scott Air Force Base. It's no secret that bears have suddenly become a common sight in southern Illinois as there...
Housing providers are squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it
CHICAGO - Stuart Handler runs a company that owns and manages 47 properties, with a total of 6,000 apartments throughout the Chicago area. For 2024, the insurance premium on his portfolio of properties increased about 150%, and his deductible climbed from $100,000 to $1 million. The jump in insurance costs...
Illinois Home To One Of Most Expensive Colleges In America
In recent years, the dream of earning a degree from a top-tier university has become increasingly elusive, as tuition costs have skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. The financial burden of pursuing higher education is now a critical concern for students and families alike, forcing many to reconsider their academic aspirations. College...
Pritzker signs an executive order, creates new agency position
Ill. (WTVO) — Governor J.B. Pritzker is looking to address the needs of aging Illinoisians. To start the decades-long process of providing those needs, Pritzker signed an executive order to hire a Chief Planning Officer for the Illinois Department of Aging. A fourth of the Illinois population is expected to be 60 or older by […]
State Treasurer to return a record $301 million to Illinois residents
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs joins Wendy Snyder (filling-in for Lisa Dent) to discuss the upcoming and record breaking return of $301 million to the residents of Illinois through the state’s unclaimed property program. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka
Chiefs' Chris Jones offers to cover $1.5M in stolen chicken wings to free Illinois woman
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones has offered to pay for more than $1.5 million worth of chicken wings stolen by a south suburban school worker in an effort to secure her release from prison.
Corteva, Pioneer Hi-Bred settle lawsuit with farmworkers sprayed with pesticides
A group of migrant agricultural workers who were sprayed with pesticides while working in a central Illinois cornfield in 2019 reached a confidential settlement late last month with Corteva and its subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, ending a three-year lawsuit with the seed giants. The case against the companies that owned and operated the aircrafts that sprayed the workers is ongoing.
Rising unemployment and a volatile stock market raising concerns about the economy
(The Center Square) – With rising unemployment in Illinois and the rest of the country, the “R” word has reared its ugly head and that is recession. For much of the year, it appeared the Federal Reserve had successfully navigated the task of tempering the highest inflation in decades while keeping the economy from sinking into a recession. While some say the Fed waited too long to cut interest rates,...
OIG: Former EEC commissioner wrongly sent millions to Illinois consulting firm
Samantha Aigner-Treworgy worked with Illinois company Aim and Arrow in her role as Chicago’s Chief of Early Learning before heading the EEC for the Bay State and sending the firm over $2.1 million for strategic planning purposes.
Record-breaking dive coaster with 'world's steepest drop' coming to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee
GURNEE, Ill. - A new roller coaster is coming to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee next year!. Wrath of Rakshasa will make its debut in 2025 in the County Fair Section of the park across from ‘Demon.’. Six Flags officials said the coaster will have the world's steepest...
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