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Pritzker says state 'obviously' needs to change 2010 law that shrunk pension benefits
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly's spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker's administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois' chron...
Apr 19, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured on the House floor on Thursday, April 19. He is pushing a plan to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension systems, but a looming legal issue could sidetrack that goal. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
No sunflowers at Jubilee State Park this year
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The sunflowers will not shine at Jubilee State Park this year. In a social media post on Thursday, the park says it relies on farmers to help plant the sunflowers that bloom in the l...
Apr 19, 2024 (Jubilee State Park/Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Professional disc golfers make unexpected stop in Morton this month for major golf tournament
MORTON, Ill. - For the first time since 2019, the world's best disc golfers will compete for a major championship in central Illinois. Northwood Park in Morton will host the Professional Disc Golf Ass...
Apr 19, 2024 Professional disc golfer James Conrad lines up a putt at Northwood Park during the 2021 Ledgestone Open. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker's health insurance reforms targeting 'utilization management' clear House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance compani...
Apr 19, 2024 State Rep. Anna Moeller (right), D-Elgin, speaks on the House floor during debate on her bill to enact several reforms to the state’s insurance industry. The bill is an initiative of Gov. JB Pritzker, who is seated behind Moeller. The measure passed with bipartisan support. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway
UPDATED 3:20 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, ...
Apr 19, 2024 Emergency personnel respond to a report of a person covered in flames outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is underway, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliatio...
Apr 19, 2024 An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israel banner with a picture of Iranian missiles on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Peoria woman sentenced to federal prison on drug charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman will spend more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. 41-year-old Crystal Bennett was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in the Bureau of Pri...
Apr 19, 2024 courtroom gavel
Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran
CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, saying Washington has not been involved in any offensive operations...
Apr 19, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks after a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
CityLink offering free rides Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's CityLink is celebrating Passenger Appreciation Day Friday, April 19 with free rides for everyone. The annual event honors Jerome Lilly, a 19-year veteran of the Greater Peoria ...
Apr 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period describe...
Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Singer Taylor Swift performs at her concert for the international "The Eras Tour" in Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
