April is National Donate Life Month, and all across the country agencies are mounting campaigns to educate people about organ and tissue donation and encourage them to sign as organ donors.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.

JONESBORO — On Feb. 12, Illinois celebrates the birthday of one of its favorite sons, President Abraham Lincoln. This year, the U.S. Senate passed a bill celebrating the legacy of Lincoln on his birthday. They expanded the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area to include sites in Jonesboro in Union County, Freeport in Stephenson County and Livingston County.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

Trump campaign shatters fundraising records, adds senior staff for 2020 race
President Trump’s re-election campaign raised $30.3 million in the first quarter of this year, far pacing the leading fundraisers among the Democrats, Fox News confirmed Sunday.

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When real estate developer Charles Cui needed help at City Hall for his project in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood, he knew exactly where to go — and it wasn’t to the local alderman.

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A spring storm dumped more than 5 inches of snow on parts of the city and brought sightings of a rare weather phenomena — thundersnow — on Sunday, nearly breaking the record for snowiest day this late in the season, according to meteorologists

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It looks like some teachers in Illinois are going to get a raise this time around.

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Democrats opposed to enhancing penalties for criminal violations weren’t successful in trying to stop representatives in the House from approving a measure to increase penalties for illegally passing a school bus.

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CARTERVILLE — It’s been about seven months since neo-Nazis left flyers on community college campuses around Southern Illinois, and some are reporting they have made a return.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

Young farmers in Illinois are getting a chance to develop skills with help from the Illinois Farm Bureau.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that the state’s Medicaid program will use state and federal funds to cover sex reassignment surgery, but the governor’s office hasn’t said how much the policy change could cost.

Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.