By this time next year, the state will require lead testing for all children statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health says.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified 16 ZIP codes in Kane County that are high-risk for lead exposure, according to a news release. Lead poisoning is the top environmental ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a record $303.8 million in missing money to nearly 312,000 residents, businesses and organizations through the I-CASH program during ...

The McCracken County Sheriff's Office issued a release Wednesday regarding a major traffic buildup on the Brookport Bridge. Sheriff Ryan Norman said there were no accidents on either the Bridge ...

Budget - SB 2510 (Welch/Sims) created the fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget appropriation bill. The budget is based on ...

In response to what it is calling “the worst first six months of the year for traffic fatalities in over two decades,” the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission is looking ...

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A sundown town refers to a community in the United States that historically excluded nonwhite people — especially Black Americans — through formal laws, unofficial policies, intimidation, or violence.

Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead ...