Pritzker orders 'efficiencies' for state spending

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is directing state agencies to identify up to 4% of Fiscal Year 2026 general funds for the mitigation of White House policies.

In an executive order announcement filled with criticism of President Donald Trump, the governor said he would conduct immediate budget reviews to identify efficiencies and reductions and limit non-essential spending and travel.

Marshalls recover missing child

U.S. Marshals, working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have recovered a child in Blue Island who was reported missing in Rochester, New York, on Sept. 11 of this year.

The Marshals said in a statement that security camera video revealed three individuals meeting the girl near her home and leaving with her in

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