Applications to grow industrial hemp in Illinois available

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A centuries-old crop, sidelined in the U.S. for decades despite its varied uses, will be sprouting again in Illinois this spring. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that

Honor Flight lands safely, apparently struck by lightning

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Sun Country Airlines says lightning apparently struck its charter aircraft that was carrying Greater Peoria Honor Flight veterans from Illinois to Washington, D.C. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports the airline said flight 8657 “landed

Pritzker’s graduated income tax gets preliminary Senate OK

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan has received preliminary Senate approval. The Senate Executive Committee voted 13-6 Wednesday to replace the state’s 4.95 percent flat tax. It’s likely to get a Senate