STATE NEWS
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House GOP members push for fracking vote
House Republicans are pushing for a vote on a bill regulating high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois. Read More -
Toddler youngest in world to get lab-made windpipe [UPDATED]
A 2-year-old born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells. Read More -
Illinois House bill allows schools to add contraception to lessons
Under the current school code in Illinois, schools which teach sex education should emphasize abstinence. Read More -
Wet fields keep Ill. corn planting at standstill
Illinois farmers still can't begin planting their corn crops due to muddy fields caused by the heavy rains that inundated the state in recent weeks. Read More -
Health insurance co-op gets Illinois license
A new nonprofit organization called Land of Lincoln Health has received an insurance license from the state of Illinois. Read More -
Illinois Senate gun bill to get overhaul
Senate legislation allowing the carrying of concealed weapons appears less permissive than touted but it's scheduled for a rewrite before it's even filed. Read More -
Agencies begin flood damage assessments in Illinois
State and federal officials are collecting information to assess Illinois' flood damage. Read More -
Ill. AG seeks extension on gun appeal
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to file an appeal on a court order that the state enact a law allowing public possession of fire Read More -
Scott AFB pilot among 4 killed in Afghanistan
The U.S. Department of Defense says one of four Air Force members killed in a weekend plane crash in Afghanistan was a pilot who had been stationed at Scott Air Force Base in southwestern Illinois. Read More
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