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The Associated Press covers Illinois for a state and global audience, serving newspapers, broadcast stations and their Web sites.

The operation is based in Chicago, with reporters in Springfield, Champaign and southern Illinois, bringing members and customers daily coverage and in-depth reporting on the state's top stories and its government, institutions and sports teams.

AP photographers and contributing member newspapers provide breaking news and enterprise photojournalism. Chicago is home base to one of AP's team of video journalists covering top domestic stories.

About the AP

The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video.

AP's mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with more than 4,000 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus. AP is owned by its 1,500 U.S. daily newspaper members. They elect a board of directors that directs the cooperative. More information about AP: www.ap.org/pages/about/about.html