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Road contractors call for increased downstate funding

The News-Gazette 25 Apr 2026
Renew Illinois Roads, a site created by the Downstate Infrastructure Awareness and Advancement Fund, stated that one-third of all roads in the Chicago area are graded as fair or poor, compared to nearly 45 percent downstate ... .
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Plenty of political drama in downstate Senate primary

The Elkhart Truth 25 Apr 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — A false police emergency call to a ...
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Could private schools soon be barred from New York state playoffs? 1 Downstate section is ...

The Post-Standard 23 Apr 2026
Syracuse, N.Y.Public and private schools could soon be separated for postseason play in one Downstate New York section ....
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Former Schaumburg village employee charged in downstate predator sting

Chicago Sun-Times 23 Apr 2026
A village of Schaumburg employee and resident resigned last Thursday after being arrested in an operation conducted by the downstate Woodford County sheriff’s office Predator Apprehension Team ... ....
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Families file wrongful death lawsuit in downstate Chatham crash that killed 4 children, teen counselor

Chicago Sun-Times 23 Apr 2026
The families of four children and a teenage camp counselor killed in a crash last year in downstate Chatham are suing the driver and the day camp ... Akers was not injured in the crash and no charges were filed ... These children were irreplaceable ... ....
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Historic Highlights: Downstate Illinois resident was a survivor of the Titanic

Kankakee Daily Journal 06 Apr 2026
The Titanic is the most famous shipwreck in American history, even though the ship was British and sank in international waters. A downstate Illinois resident was among the survivors ... At the time, he was two months shy of his second birthday ... •••• ... ••••.
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Downstate judge arrested, accused of drunk driving, crashing into bus

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 27 Mar 2026
“I have no comment,” Chmura said when reached by The Macomb Daily Thursday afternoon. .
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My View: Winter can be very different downstate and snow is more appreciated - most ...

The Buffalo News 19 Mar 2026
My friends and I would dream of white Christmases, snow-covered hills and frozen ponds. But, alas, our typical winter day featured cloudy skies, plenty of drizzle and temps in the 40s ....
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WNY distributor linked to 28,000 pounds of illicit vape products seized downstate, Hochul says

The Buffalo News 19 Mar 2026
The seized vape products were linked to Ecto World, which does business as Demand Vape, after a three-month investigation into wholesale vape distribution across the state by the Health Department ....
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Croke leads Democratic comptroller race as downstate voters dominate GOP primaries

Journal Gazette 19 Mar 2026
NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois. SPRINGFIELD — As Gov. JB Pritzker’s hand-picked candidate cruised to a high-profile victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tuesday night, another of his picks held a tight lead in the race for comptroller.
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Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi with help from Chicago, downstate voters

Journal Gazette 19 Mar 2026
BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE & JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois. CHICAGO — Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton rode a late wave of momentum to win the Democratic nomination for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat, toppling longtime frontrunner Rep ... U.S. Rep ... Gov ... .
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