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4 hours ago · Now 26 , Prusak found out about a cicada emergence tour in Skokie on Sunday afternoon, so he and his partner made the two-hour round trip from Schererville, Indiana, to Lorel Park. The couple and their fellow tourists watched hundreds of them emerge. Prusak’s experience with cicadas as a kid helped foster a longtime love of the insect.
5 hours ago · Illinois would become the 19th state to phase out 14 (c) certificates and subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. Federal legislation introduced in 2019 and 2023 would have done so nationwide, but both measures stalled. According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Illinois currently has 66 sheltered workshops with 14 (c ...
7 hours ago · 0:03. 1:02. Seeing a cicada with blue eyes has been described as a "one in a million" possibility. In Illinois, amid the swarms of insects with red eyes, a blue-eyed cicada has been seen twice ...
1 hour ago · And Illinois is the place to be for the historic emergence. The 17-year cicadas will mainly cover the northern half of the state while the 13-year cicadas are centered mostly in the southern part ...
3 hours ago · But HB 4409 would only apply to participants in a state rehabilitation program — Adult Redeploy Illinois. “HB4409 represents a small change to an incredibly successful diversion program that simply seeks to better reflect the program’s intention,” State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Democrat who co-sponsored the bill, wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
1 hour ago · Illinois’s budget for the year starting July 1 may not need cuts as deep as feared just a few weeks ago as negotiations continue on Friday, according to a spokesman for Governor J.B. Pritzker.
22 hours ago · Friday was the scheduled final day for the spring session, but Illinois lawmakers still haven't agreed on a budget. One of the biggest hang-ups is more than $800 million in new tax revenues.
