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Former U-High girls basketball coach Mike Sondgeroth recalls Meier being “a player who was devoted to the program and gave her all."

Gov. JB Pritzker said he wants Illinois State University and the AFSCME union to come back to the negotiating table as the strike enters its fourth week. "It seems like there is a deal to be made," he said.

Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing for statewide zoning changes to spark housing construction. Not everyone is jazzed about the proposal though.

A series of rules changes by the state's highest court is aimed at attracting new lawyers to work in areas of the state with dire need. Nine out of 10 lawyers admitted between 2020 and 2024 work in Cook and surrounding counties.

Here we go again: McLean County and the rest of Illinois will be at an enhanced risk of severe storms Monday. Very large hail, damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, and tornadoes are all possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Bryce Janssen, public information officer for the Bloomington Police Department, said to avoid scams, go with a trusted contractor or talk with your insurer about recommended contractors. Illinois lawmakers also are looking to stop storm chaser scams.

House Republicans raise concerns about an amendment to the Illinois constitution changing the requirements for House district maps in Illinois. It allows for the creation of racial coalitions or influence districts and creates a priority ranking for the requirements.

The Illinois Senate unanimously has voted to expand orders of protection to online spaces and allow victims to indefinitely extend protection orders. The bill would give law enforcement more tools to investigate violations of orders of protection.

Much of the legislation they discussed Monday night at an annual legislative town hall hosted by the Prairie Pride Coalition and Equality Illinois is aimed at keeping in place support that’s being scuttled by the Trump administration.

The federal judge’s ruling Monday comes despite a Dec. 31 social media post by President Trump, commenting on his administration’s plans for Chicago, in which he promised “we will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again — Only a question of time!”