Illinois DOGE Profile: La Rabida Children Hospital

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"Science Teachers Scramble As U.S. Climate Resources Vanish"

"As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void" "When news broke that climate.gov was about to go dark in June, Jeffrey Grant scrambled to download as many graphs and data tables from the website as he could. The high...

Illinois quick hits: DHS says Pritzker told 'smorgasbord of lies'

DHS says Pritzker told 'smorgasbord of lies' According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has told “a smorgasbord of lies” about federal immigration enforcement efforts. DHS said in a statement that more than 1,000...

IUN students reflect on opportunities STEM Center provides

When Indiana University Northwest senior Alex Brower started in the university’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Center, she couldn’t imagine that it would lead her to an internship with one of the nation’s premier museums. “I’m really,...

Federal workers in Chicago feeling ‘emotionally exhausted’ from government shutdown

Michael Pasqua doesn’t know what amount will appear on his bi-weekly paycheck Friday. A life scientist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pasqua is still working despite the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 after lawmakers...

The federal government creates hurdles for Illinois' clean energy goals

Illinois officials pledged to take on new green energy projects and step away from fossil fuel reliance, but the state has hit a major roadblock in that pledge – the federal government. In 2021, Illinois became the first state in the Midwest to...

Governor Pritzker Announces NANO Nuclear Energy to Establish Operations in Illinois

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile NANO Nuclear Energy to receive REV Illinois incentive award of $6.8M Article content New York, New York–(Newsfile Corp. – October 7, 2025) – NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”),...

Krishnamoorthi Expands Campaign Across Illinois Ahead Primary

MADISON COUNTY - Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is intensifying his campaign across Illinois as he seeks the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin. With five months remaining before the primary election,...

Body Camera Video Betrays DHS Account of Chicago Border Patrol Shooting, Attorney Says

An account given in court on Monday by the attorney of a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent "really makes it sounds like" the agent "tried to murder an anti-ICE protester in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him," said one...

Gov. candidate Dabrowski on school choice: 'Gov. Pritzker and Democrat lawmakers in 2023 killed Illinois'

From left to right: Angela Schiavitti, Jim Murphy of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, Ike Muzikowski President and Principal of Chicago Hope Academy, Ted Dabrowski, President of Wirepoint | ProvidedFrom left to right: Angela Schiavitti, Jim...

Gov. candidate Dabrowski flags Illinois competitiveness gap impacting border communities

Ted Dabrowski, Gubernatorial Candidate for Illinois pictured with Dan Cole, a farmer from the Quincy area | ProvidedTed Dabrowski, Gubernatorial Candidate for Illinois pictured with Dan Cole, a farmer from the Quincy area | Provided Ted Dabrowski,...

U. Chicago professor faces charges for alleged battery of police officer outside ICE center

Earlier this summer, Professor Eman Abdelhadi described her employer as a ‘colonial landlord’ A University of Chicago professor who described her employer as “evil” and a “colonial landlord” over the summer is now facing felony charges for alleged...

3 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for Quantum Mechanics Work

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More Trump Jackbootery? Body Camera Video Betrays DHS Account of Chicago Border Patrol Shooting, Attorney Says

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Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago

The electrification boom of the 1920s set the United States up for a century of industrial dominance and powered a global economic revolution. But before electricity faded from a red-hot tech sector into invisible infrastructure, the world went...

French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen

At The Times, science editor Ben Spencer reports on a striking new book coming out in English in mid-October. The two French authors of God, the Science, the Evidence insist that science points to God. That wouldn’t seem like a big deal in...

Eye On Illinois: Economic woes for state’s farmers would be everyone’s problem

It’s not a problem until it affects me. That may not be a conscious philosophy, but having observed politicians, voters and taxpayers for a few decades, it seems a large number of our fellow humans operate under some version of the sentiment. The...

SIUE, IACAC Partner to Host Illinois Regional College Fair on Oct. 27, 2025

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- SIUE will host the Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in the Meridian Ballroom at Morris...

'There is no purpose': Reporter on the ground in Chicago reacts to National Guard presence in city

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Know Your Value, HSBC unveil new research on the power of women's philanthropy

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