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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Several employees of a central Illinois prison were treated at hospitals Wednesday after they became sickened while responding to one or more inmates suffering severe discomfort, according to a prison spokesperson and a prison

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Legal challenges to Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban began Wednesday with a federal complaint that the 8-day-old law prohibits “commonly possessed” and constitutionally protected guns. A state court

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal safety investigators cited three Amazon warehouses for putting workers at serious risk of injury from the bending, twisting and lifting required to rapidly move and stack packages for hours. Amazon rejected the findings by the

  CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced that 2022 set adult use cannabis sales records. For the year, Illinois adult use cannabis dispensaries sold over $1.5 billion worth of product, an increase of more than 131% from 2020, the first year

  CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2022 state individual income tax returns on January 23rd, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting federal individual income tax returns. IDOR Director David Harris suggests that taxpayers use

    STREATOR – Pipes at Streator’s sewer plant will undergo emergency repairs. After severely freezing temperatures in December, City Engineer Jeremy Palm says pipes froze and burst in the main sludge storage building. The pipes will be replaced and a secondary heater will be

  CHICAGO – Gas prices are up nationwide. Gasoline demand is low during this time of year, however, the American Automobile Association is pinpointing the cause of rising pump prices to higher oil prices. Illinois is included in the nation’s top 10 largest weekly increases and

OTTAWA – The city of Ottawa is asking for the public’s input on a potential plan to reserve city parking lots for downtown employees. The purpose of the meeting is to address business owners and employees who use street parking, and the possible deterring of customers from visiting

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son were identified Wednesday as the victims of a fatal polar bear attack in an isolated Alaska Native village. The fatal mauling happened near the school in Wales, where poor

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Legal challenges to Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban have begun. A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday contends that the 8-day-old law prohibits “commonly possessed” and constitutionally protected guns. A state court pleading also filed Wednesday questions