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A proposal to help the Bears build a stadium, a group of Comm Ed execs want to limit evidence against them in an upcoming federal corruption trial, and a Judge denies request to lower bond for two Springfield EMS workers charged with first degree murder.

Springfield mayoral candidates discuss downtown, crews set to survey for underground water main leaks in Springfield, Congresswoman Mary Miller boycotting President Biden's State of the Union speech, Chicago's time to crime for guns shortest among big cities, the Illinois National Guard has a new major general and more top stories

A proposal to require gun shops to ensure their inventory is secure, a Warehouse Safety and Standards Task Force established in Illinois, Congressman Darin LaHood says he's willing to explore reasonable police reforms, auto insurance costs are on the rise, and a mental health action plan for the courts in Illinois.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin agrees with raising the debt limit, enrollment at Illinois colleges continues to decrease, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says Illinois won't offer a "watered down" first of AP African American History, a Southern Illinois lawmaker files another lawsuit against the assault weapons ban, and more top stories.

Illinois House Republicans want more input on state budget, the Old State Capitol will be closed during its next phase of restoration, Cook County state's attorney drops charges against R Kelly following the federal convictions and Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance President and CEO Ryan McCrady details the documentary, "History Reborn."

Elgin Superintendent will be new State Schools Superintendent, confusion over donations to fight the assault weapons ban, an Illinois Appellate Court narrowly upholds a temporary restraining order preventing the assault weapons ban from going into effect in some places, and a 13-year-old Decatur boy shot and killed.

A new financial incentive to attract mega projects in Illinois, additional work on the Old State Capitol underway, 56-year-old Springfield semi-truck driver found dead in his truck, and the St. Louis Cardinals announce a new play-by-play television announcer.

Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments regarding no cash bail, Illinois task fore recommends reassessment of sentence length for those in prison, Springfield Administrative Court files now accessible online through the city clerk's website, Governor Pritzker says the DCFS director will keep his job, Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program gets more funding and more top stories.

SNAP benefits to return to pre-pandemic levels, air service from Springfield to Dallas will end in June, the number of children treated for gunshot wounds at St. Louis Children's Hospital increases 50 percent in first two years of pandemic and more top stories.

Arrest made in Peoria Planned Parenthood arson, Peoria Planned Parenthood suffered more than a million dollars in damages, UCLA law professor says a U.S. Supreme Court decision last summer may guide assault weapons lawsuits and more top stories