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IDPH Responds to Measles Outbreak Downstate
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is responding to an outbreak of measles in Douglas County involving at least four cases. IDPH is working with local health departments to identify residents who were exposed to patients during their infectious per...
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New report ranks top party schools in America. One Illinois school in Top 10!
Move over Delta House, Frank the Tank and Van Wilder, there's a new ranking of top party schools in America. The latest annual analysis comes from education research platform Niche, which pitted over 600 schools nationwide against each other to determine the top party school...
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DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctions due to heat, leading to major traffic jam
Major traffic delays occurred Wednesday as a bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River became stuck in the up position. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management posted about incident just after 11 a.m., saying the Lake Shore Drive Bridge at Grand was ...
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IDPH Responds to Measles Outbreak Downstate
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is responding to an outbreak of measles in Douglas County involving at least four cases. IDPH is working with local health departments to identify residents who were exposed to patients during their infectious per...
16h ago
New report ranks top party schools in America. One Illinois school in Top 10!
Move over Delta House, Frank the Tank and Van Wilder, there's a new ranking of top party schools in America. The latest annual analysis comes from education research platform Niche, which pitted over 600 schools nationwide against each other to determine the top party school...
18h ago
DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctions due to heat, leading to major traffic jam
Major traffic delays occurred Wednesday as a bridge carrying DuSable Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River became stuck in the up position. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management posted about incident just after 11 a.m., saying the Lake Shore Drive Bridge at Grand was ...
18h ago
POTUS: Chicago Violence is Out of Control
(CHICAGO) -- Illinois Democrat leaders are again rejecting President Donald Trump's call for federal help to combat crime in Chicago following a violent weekend that left more than 40 people shot. Trump took aim at the sanctuary city in a Truth Social post early Tuesday, cal...
Sep 02, 2026
FEMA to Tour NW Indiana
(CHICAGO) -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will meet with FEMA administrators Monday to tour and assess the damage left behind from the August 11 storms. They will also assess the ongoing recovery efforts. Stops will be made in Carmel, Connersville and Gary. Last week President Do...
Aug 31, 2026
Johnson: City Contractors Should Report ICE Contracts
(CHICAGO) -- Chicago's progressive mayor is taking another symbolic jab at President Trump and his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration as violent crime continues to plague his city. This time, Mayor Brandon Johnson is ordering city contractors and subcontractor...
Aug 28, 2026
