4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (493+ words) Brooke Liu was in her first semester of graduate school when the 9/11 attacks happened. Her boyfriend " now her husband " was working at the Pentagon on that day, and she could not reach him. "I couldn't call. I didn't know what…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (715+ words) Around 100 people attended a forum on Macomb's proposed economic development project that would be anchored by a sports and events complex. "There is a lot of work yet to be done," John Hansen, Managing Director of IRR Corporate and Public…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (654+ words) Set the scene: a weekday morning, two kids aged 6 and 4 with their parents, trying to get out the door for school and work. The 7:02 "shoes on" alarm has just sounded. Mom, speaking to Child 1, Please put your shoes on. But…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (836+ words) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's proposed state budget for next fiscal year calls for little new funding. But advocates for higher education want the state to invest more in its public colleges and universities, and they'd like to see that done…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (605+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million in state grant funding through March 27 as part of a program to reduce Illinoisians" reliance on food from out of state. The grant program is currently open…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (510+ words) I'm an international student originally from Madrid, Spain. I first came to the United States in 2022 with a very specific goal: to study and continue my volleyball and softball career. I started at Carl Sandburg College, where I had the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (153+ words) Josh Higgins " an Air Force veteran, school board member, and crop insurance salesman from Henderson County " has won the Republican primary for the 94th State House District, ousting the longtime incumbent. State Rep. Norine Hammond of Macomb, who has served the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (340+ words) Three weeks into the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, it remains unclear how or when the conflict might end. When asked by a reporter on Sunday if he was ready to declare victory, President Trump responded, "no, I don't want…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (496+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state with college degrees or other postsecondary credentials. In an executive order issued Friday, Pritzker announced the formation…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (69+ words) Statewide: Life after deportation'Tri States Public Radio | TSPR | WIUM - On Air Now Playing WIUM Tri States Public Radio Statewide: Life after deportation On this episode, we learn about a man who was arrested by immigration agents after living in the…...