Illinois farmers are still trying to fight the weather to get their crops out of the ground in what’s looking to be one of the most challenging years in recent memory.

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MARION — Wednesday classes were canceled at Marion High School so that the facility can be professionally inspected for bedbugs, indicated Marion Community Unit School District No. 2 in a message to parents posted to its Facebook page Tuesday evening.

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MARION — The Harbory in Williamson County near Marion has been issued a state license for adult-use recreational cannabis sales starting Jan. 1.

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Lawyers for a former Illinois state employee are asking an appellate court for all of its judges to hear a case on a demand for a refund of union fees the U.S. Supreme Court said the employee was unconstitutionally forced to pay.

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An 88-member task force missed a key deadline to deliver a report on how to reduce the state’s high property taxes, all but guaranteeing none of the group’s recommendations will be signed into law this year.

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Proposed legislation in both the Illinois House and Senate would make daylight saving time the year-round standard in Illinois.

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The Illinois Department of Public Health announced a fourth death related to the use of vaping products.

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Having a strong password is the first step to protecting online accounts, the state’s Chief Information Security Officer said.

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Six in ten Illinoisans have thought about becoming ex-Illinoisans in the last year, according to a September poll conducted for the University of Illinois at Springfield.

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State Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, stepped down as the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee on Friday as new details emerged showing the broad scope of the federal probe.

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