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May 08, 2024

Best of: 2 broods of cicadas to cross paths again after 221 years

The two particular broods of cicadas we're set to see this year only cross paths like this every 221 years.

At a land title office in Sycamore, IL, Prairie Band Potawatomi Chairman Joseph Rupnick signs document transferring 130 acres of tribal-owned land in DeKalb County to the federal government, for use as reservation land. — Prairie Band of Potawatomi

May 08, 2024

Best of: Illinois land now held in trust for Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Promise Healthcare operates school-based health centers in Urbana and Rantoul — and just received a grant to fund planning for a new center in Champaign. — Courtesy of the Promise Healthcare website

May 07, 2024

Promise Healthcare receives a state grant to establish a school-based health center in Champaign

NCAA president and former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at a news conference to announce a new initiative aimed at tackling the public health harms associated with sports betting among young people, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Boston. Baker said those harms extend not just to young people making bets, but to student athletes coming under pressure from bettors hoping to cash in on their individual performance. — AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc

May 07, 2024

Tax for Illinois sports betting operators to potentially rise to 35% from 15%

May 2023 dust storm in Central Illinois. — Photo from Illinois State Police X (formerly Twitter) account.

May 07, 2024

Have we learned anything from last year’s dust storm on Interstate 55?

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