2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (292+ words) President Donald Trump canceled plans to sign a landmark bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, saying he will not put his name on it until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. "Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (843+ words) by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 9, 2026 As pressure ramps up on Illinois lawmakers to find a legislative solution to convince the Chicago Bears to stay in Illinois, Republicans are adding proposals to the mix. Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, plans to…...

6+ day, 18+ min ago  (204+ words) Fisher residents will have an opportunity to help save local lives when Impact Life brings a community blood drive to the Fisher Community Center on July 2. Impact Life, the nonprofit provider of blood components for hospitals throughout the region, will…...

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1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1521+ words) by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois June 16, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability " though he had to issue a clean-up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (949+ words) Builder Confidence Slips as High Rates and Weak Buyer Traffic Cool U. S. Housing Market by Sophia Tareen, Capitol News Illinois June 13, 2026 The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. But…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (293+ words) A federal judge in Massachusetts has stopped the Trump administration from continuing a nationwide effort to remove National Park Service exhibits that address slavery, Indigenous dispossession, civil rights, and climate change, ruling that the campaign violates federal law and amounts…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (381+ words) Champaign County will mark Juneteenth with a series of events that highlight the significance of freedom in America. Observed annually on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free, more than…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) Discover fresh ideas and beautiful landscapes at the Champaign County Master Gardeners" annual Garden Walk. This year"s theme, A garden for everyone, celebrates the ways gardens welcome and connect people and communities. The self-guided tour will take place on…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (263+ words) Measles cases in the United States are higher in the first half of 2026 than in any full year in three decades. As of June 4, 2026, there were 2, 030 confirmed measles cases reported nationwide, surpassing the combined totals for 2023 and 2024 and building on…...