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Designs for possible new Illinois flag being accepted now. Here's how to enter
The state of Illinois could have a new flag for the first time in more than 50 years, and state residents are being encouraged to submit design proposals for a new banner. Illinois’ current flag was first put into use in 1970, but the design has been largely in place for much longer than that, according to the Illinois Flag Commission.
Linn police searching for Illinois man who fled by boat on Geneva Lake
LINN TOWNSHIP — An Illinois man wanted by police is on the run after escaping by boat Wednesday on Geneva Lake. According to a news release, a subject wanted by McHenry County Sheriff’s Office fled by boat about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from the Geneva Lake Police Department. The...
Illinois Economy Growing at a Slower Pace, New Reports Show
Illinois’ economy is still growing but at a slower pace, according to two reports released Wednesday. Fred Giertz, an economist at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, reads the latest data as a “slowing economy so far with a soft landing.”
Farmer’s Almanac Now Says Illinois in for ‘Wet Winter Whirlwind’
Something has changed over the span of a couple weeks. Unless my memory has failed me, Illinois was included in an area Farmer's Almanac said that along with Missouri was in for a more or less ordinary winter. Now, the Land of Lincoln has a forecast described as a 'wet winter whirlwind'.
Judge allows concealed carry on Illinois’ public transportation
U.S. District Judge Iain Johnston ruled in favor of four plaintiffs who brought a 2022 lawsuit, arguing that a portion of the state's concealed carry law, prohibiting holders of concealed carry licenses to bring guns on public buses or trains violated their Second Amendment rights.
New program encouraging young organ donor ambassadors in Illinois launched
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois has seen a drop in the number of young people registering to become organ donors, but the Secretary of State’s office is hoping to change that. On Tuesday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office administers the organ tissue donor registry, announced the Lifesaving Education and Awareness on Donation […]
Kinzinger: ‘I’m not courageous … I’m surrounded by cowards’
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he is not courageous for speaking out against former President Trump, calling other Republican lawmakers who feel the same way but remain silent “cowards.” Kinzinger joined “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday evening, and he was asked by the late night host if other GOP lawmakers feel similarly about Trump and…
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