The Illinois State Fair broke its all-time record for revenue raised this year, including grandstand shows that more than paid for themselves

The state's executive inspector general has found Springfield lawyer Don Tracy, when acting as chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, engaged in prohibited political activity by making campaign contributions. But Tracy is protesting the finding, calling it "an inflammatory political report based primarily on speculation and unsubstantiated conspiracy theory."

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A U.S. Department of the Interior review has found a 1908 Springfield Race Riot site suitable for designation as a national historic monument, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, has announced.

Some of the lead negotiators of the law to legalize adult-use marijuana in Illinois are seeking to provide clarity on a provision that gives local municipalities control over which facilities, if any, would be authorized to allow cannabis consumption.