Springfield’s own State Senator Doris Turner suggests law protecting singers from AI-generated music
Add this to the list of possible new AI laws in Illinois. A Democrat in Springfield is suggesting a law that would ban anyone from using a singer’s voice in an AI-generated song. State Senator and former
Adams: State Fair reports nine-year attendance high
Fair manager points to good weather, recent renovations By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois State Fair – a multi-million annual agriculture festival in Springfield – reported a nine-year attendance record this year. The state
AP: July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
By WALTER BERRY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Parts of the U.S. are continuing to sizzle as July creeps toward setting a record for the hottest month ever recorded. Phoenix led the way Sunday, hitting its 31st
AP: Study finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and America
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Climate change’s sweaty fingerprints are all over the July heat waves gripping much of the globe. A new study finds these intense and deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and
AP: Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The extreme heat scorching Phoenix set a record Tuesday, the 19th consecutive day temperatures hit at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit in a summer of suffering that’s
Nowicki: State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
Revenues – excluding federal stimulus funds – outperformed estimates by $12B over past 2 years By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June
State officials note that hunters across Illinois nearly set wild turkey hunting record this spring
State officials say hunters across Illinois nearly set a record with this spring’s harvest of wild turkeys. The turkey hunting season that wrapped up earlier this month resulted in hunters bagging 16,121 wild turkeys, up more than
Illinois lawmakers have bevy of budgetary and legislative innovations to resolve in final hours of legislative session
Illinois lawmakers have a lot on their plate – and literally just hours before the scheduled end of the spring session at the Capitol. Legislative leaders adopted a calendar with one of the earliest adjournment dates on
Controversial top prosecutor Kim Foxx of Cook County says she will not run for re-election next year
The controversial top prosecutor in Cook County says she will not run for re-election next year, ending a tenure where she was a frequent target of critics who blamed her for crime and violence in Chicago. State’s
Another One-Day Record, Another COVID Death In Sangamon County
Sangamon County has hit another all-time high for COVID cases in a single day. The county reported 1,345 new cases Thursday… as the overall caseload since the start of the pandemic locally moved past 43,000. Another county