Abbott Labs to pay $670M to settle 2,000 baby formula NEC suits
(Legal Newsline) — Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to end 2,000 lawsuits brought by parents who claim…
Illinois quick hits: CUB: Energy consumers lost millions to alternative supliers
Illinois AG pleased with restraining order in CDL suit …
Third Dem exits House ‘accountability’ working group
(The Center Square) – At the Illinois State Fair this week, controversy surrounding ethics, transparency and complaints against lawmakers followed…
Molotov cocktail suspect’s release questioned
(The Center Square) – Federal and state officials are questioning Illinois sanctuary policies after a Jordanian national charged with illegal…
GOP focuses on Pritzker at state fair event
(The Center Square) – As Democrats had their sights set on President Donald Trump during their statewide candidate event at…
Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker announces new transit board appointees
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced five appointments to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which is set…
Cattle on the Loose Prompts $40,000 Message Sign Request for 2027
Article Summary: The county engineer and the county’s emergency management director told the Montgomery County Board on Tuesday they plan…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Litchfield City Council for August 6, 2026
The Litchfield City Council met Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. with seven of eight alderpersons present and one…
Four Park District Seats Go Before Litchfield Voters in April 2027
Article Summary: Four of the seven seats on the Litchfield Park District Board of Commissioners are up for election in…
Board Funds Three Shared-Cost Culvert Projects in Rural Townships
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board on Tuesday awarded a $49,535.62 contract for a precast concrete box culvert on East…
Litchfield Waives Bidding to Buy $344,913 Tymco Street Sweeper
Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council voted Aug. 6, 2026, to waive competitive bidding and purchase a Tymco 600 regenerative…
Teacher union leaders earn half a million; critics say it’s at taxpayers’ expense
Top teachers union leaders make more than $500,000 a year in pay and benefits, leaving critics to say that taxpayer-funded…