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After an Illinois House panel heard testimony about head trauma and its link degenerative brain disease, it OK'd a plan to require children be at least 12 years old before playing tackle football.

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man is accused of removing opioid patches from the bodies of residents at two nursing homes, including one where he worked as a registered nurse.

DECATUR — With less than three weeks until the primary election, gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss said he hopes to continue the upward momentum behind a campaign many initially saw as a long shot to win the Democratic nomination.

Illinois Democrats began votes today on legislation that would place new restrictions on gun purchases. A new age limit and ban on bump stocks were passed..

HARRISTOWN — Not much stands out for those who drive down Lincoln Memorial Parkway on the eastern edge of Macon County.

Fish fries are a community event during the Lenten season, and it takes a lot of dedicated volunteers to feed the crowds each Friday night. Read more about how they come together and where to find the dinners in Decatur.

DECATUR — Longtime Decatur auto dealer Bob Brady is expanding his business significantly with the purchase of Poage Cadillac Buick GMC in Forsyth.

WINDSOR — Faced with a deteriorating water well and water processing plant, the Windsor City Council agreed at a special meeting Monday to pursue purchasing water for the town from an outside vendor.