A proposed bill that would require every Illinois high school to provide students with a chance to register to vote by the time they graduate passed a House committee unanimously this week.

According to the Illinois Policy Institute, the results will help Gov. Pritzker decide whether to opt in to the program.

QUINCY (WGEM) - DISH Network customers lost access to WGEM on Tuesday, March 10 after a renewal agreement was not reached. This means DISH customers no longer have access to network programming, ...

WESTBROOK, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A Massachusetts family’s lost dog washed ashore in Connecticut this week. According to the Essex Regional Animal Control, it was notified on Monday about the ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/Gray News) - Authorities in Florida said they arrested and charged 31-year-old Joseph Garrett Duggar with lewd and lascivious behavior involving unlawful sexual activity with a ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) - For the first time in nearly eight years, there will be a new sheriff in Scott County. With 45.2% of the vote, Bob Smith is the projected winner of Tuesday’s Republican ...

MACOMB (WGEM) - The McDonough County clerk has confirmed that an election judge at the First Presbyterian Church, precinct 2, in Macomb was removed on Tuesday. Voter Chris Sutton told WGEM News, it ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) - On Tuesday, Republican voters in Scott County nominated Bob Smith for sheriff. Bob Smith’s career in law enforcement began in the Scott County Sheriff’s Department 35 years ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - On Tuesday, Republican voters nominated Tim Bass as Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge. Bass went up against incumbent Christopher Pratt. Bass is an assistant state’s attorney in the Adams ...

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