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How much rain did northern Illinois get in April? In some places more than twice normal amount

DOJ probe targets Illinois school districts over gender policies, curriculum, parent opt-outs

How safe are children in youth sports? Gaps in oversight leave room for predators

Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution for conduct last fall

SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago police officer

Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling

Jayden Ruth sweeps sprints as Yorkville wins Red Ribbon Invite: Saturday’s Record Newspapers sports roundup

Dixon’s Sam Gingras wins No. 2 singles tennis title at Rochelle: Saturday’s Sauk Valley Roundup

Batavia grad Quinn Urwiler reunited with former NIU coach Thomas Hammock in Seattle

CCL/ESCC football notes: Brayden Parks, Ethan Posey ready to anchor Brother Rice in the trenches

‘I’m going to miss it’: Iowa’s Teegan Davis medically retires from football

Byron’s Considine talks football, championships, Illini

Rich Miller: SAFE-T Act criticism after Blue Line attack is mostly misguided

Eye On Illinois: Justices suggest McLean County’s new family court be scaled statewide

Paperwork: Warning: This headline is a trick to get you to read me

Eye On Illinois: Federal grant money still coming to our leading universities

Toby Moore: For your benefit

Eye On Illinois: K-12 funding requests an exercise in understanding EBF, MCAT, SCGP and more

Eye On Illinois: To what extent can government reduce otherwise preventable maternity deaths?

Wolter: Early development of the telephone in north-central Illinois

Cinco de Mayo celebration returns May 3 to downtown DeKalb

Mother’s Day events and brunches to check out in McHenry County

NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticks

Lone Star ticks detected in northern Illinois as aggressive species spreads north

Historical covers for April 30: Dillinger pals are found in a Chicago suburb

Illinois retailers celebrate early successes of state-funded apprenticeship program