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639								                                <p>As growing political and economic headwinds buffet the GOP, Republicans are attacking incumbent State Rep. Amy Briel, D-76th District, for alleged improprieties with a former campaign&#8230;</p>
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655																<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/peoria-county-news/waitress-delivers-music-laughs/">&#8216;Waitress&#8217; delivers music, laughs</a></h2>
656								                                <p>When you phonetically share a name with a football star, you can&#8217;t help but be in the limelight. Jason Whitton, the actor in the national touring company of “Waitress,” shares&#8230;</p>
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670                                    <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-area-elected-officials-rally-against-peoples-gas-rate-hike/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
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672																<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-area-elected-officials-rally-against-peoples-gas-rate-hike/">Chicago-area elected officials rally against Peoples Gas rate hike</a></h2>
673								                                <p>CHICAGO — Dozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday, Sept. 29, urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s&#8230;</p>
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690								                                <p>CHESTER — Hundreds of people gathered along the riverfront Monday morning, Sept. 28, to watch the 80-year-old Chester Bridge come down. Then, in a matter of seconds, it was gone&#8230;.</p>
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707								                                <p>SPRINGFIELD — In January, there will be a new person writing the state&#8217;s checks. Democrat Margaret Croke, a state representative from Chicago, and Republican Bryan Drew, an&#8230;</p>
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730                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-heights-man-charged-after-expressway-shooting/">Chicago Heights man charged after expressway shooting</a></h4>
731							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-heights-man-charged-after-expressway-shooting/">October 1, 2026</a></span>
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733                        <p>A Chicago Heights man has been charged in connection with a traffic crash and shooting. Forrest McHerron, 53, faces three felony charges following the incident. On Sept. 17, Illinois&#8230;</p>
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755                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/peoria-county-news/peoria-ready-to-get-funky-for-ms/">Peoria ready to get funky for MS</a></h4>
756							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/peoria-county-news/peoria-ready-to-get-funky-for-ms/">October 1, 2026</a></span>
757                        </header>
758                        <p>Central Illinois music lovers have a chance to “get funky” for a good cause this weekend. Beat the Funk, a volunteer-driven Central Illinois nonprofit set up to assist multiple&#8230;</p>
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775                           <a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/dekalb-county-news/bishop-pouring-personal-fortune-into-challenge-to-76th-house-incumbent-briel/"><img src="https://chronicleillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ILLINOIS-032421-campaign-funds-PHOTO-2-copy-150x140.jpg" alt="Bishop pouring personal fortune into challenge to 76th House incumbent Briel"></a>
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780                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/dekalb-county-news/bishop-pouring-personal-fortune-into-challenge-to-76th-house-incumbent-briel/">Bishop pouring personal fortune into challenge to 76th House incumbent Briel</a></h4>
781							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/dekalb-county-news/bishop-pouring-personal-fortune-into-challenge-to-76th-house-incumbent-briel/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
782                        </header>
783                        <p>As growing political and economic headwinds buffet the GOP, Republicans are attacking incumbent State Rep. Amy Briel, D-76th District, for alleged improprieties with a former campaign&#8230;</p>
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800                           <a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/government/madison-county-courts-connect-residents-to-behavioral-health-careers/"><img src="https://chronicleillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/threlkeld-150x140.jpg" alt="Madison County courts connect residents to behavioral health careers"></a>
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806							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/government/madison-county-courts-connect-residents-to-behavioral-health-careers/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
807                        </header>
808                        <p>For 17 Madison County residents, the county&#8217;s Problem Solving Court has become a pathway to a new career, offering a full-circle opportunity to help others. Probation officers&#8230;</p>
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830                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/peoria-county-news/waitress-delivers-music-laughs/">&#8216;Waitress&#8217; delivers music, laughs</a></h4>
831							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/peoria-county-news/waitress-delivers-music-laughs/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
832                        </header>
833                        <p>When you phonetically share a name with a football star, you can&#8217;t help but be in the limelight. Jason Whitton, the actor in the national touring company of “Waitress,” shares&#8230;</p>
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855                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-area-elected-officials-rally-against-peoples-gas-rate-hike/">Chicago-area elected officials rally against Peoples Gas rate hike</a></h4>
856							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/chicago-area-elected-officials-rally-against-peoples-gas-rate-hike/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
857                        </header>
858                        <p>CHICAGO — Dozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday, Sept. 29, urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s&#8230;</p>
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880                            							<h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/metro-east-news/in-a-flash-history-tumbles-down/">In a flash, history tumbles down</a></h4>
881							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/news/metro-east-news/in-a-flash-history-tumbles-down/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
882                        </header>
883                        <p>CHESTER — Hundreds of people gathered along the riverfront Monday morning, Sept. 28, to watch the 80-year-old Chester Bridge come down. The
883n, in a matter of seconds, it was gone&#8230;.</p>
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900                           <a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/as-lawmakers-boost-movie-industry-academics-say-taxpayers-foot-the-bill/"><img src="https://chronicleillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026.06.25_Breakwell-1-150x140.png" alt="As lawmakers boost movie industry, academics say taxpayers foot the bill"></a>
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906							                            <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://chronicleillinois.com/state-news/as-lawmakers-boost-movie-industry-academics-say-taxpayers-foot-the-bill/">September 30, 2026</a></span>
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908                        <p>When developer Christopher Breakwell came to Wood River last year, he was selling a glittery dream to a gritty, blue-collar southwestern Illinois town in search of a renaissance —&#8230;</p>
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947                            <p>A Chicago Heights man has been charged in connection with a traffic crash and shooting. Forrest McHerron, 53, faces three felony charges following the incident. On Sept. 17, Illinois&#8230;</p>
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960                            <span class="entry-date">September 30, 2026</span>
961                            <p>For 17 Madison County residents, the county&#8217;s Problem Solving Court has become a pathway to a new career, offering a full-circle opportunity to help others. Probation officers&#8230;</p>
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974                            <span class="entry-date">September 30, 2026</span>
975                            <p>CHICAGO — Dozens of elected officials penned a letter Tuesday, Sept. 29, urging state regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ $144 million rate hike request and reform the company’s&#8230;</p>
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988                            <span class="entry-date">September 30, 2026</span>
989                            <p>CHESTER — Hundreds of people gathered along the riverfront Monday morning, Sept. 28, to watch the 80-year-old Chester Bridge come down. Then, in a matter of seconds, it was gone&#8230;.</p>
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