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IL State News
4 minutes ago
Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017

El Capitan, at the U.S. government’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, now ranks second, ahead of two other U.S. supercomputers at national laboratories in Tennessee and Illinois.

Chicago Blackhawks
Sports
10 minutes ago
Sabres land No. 4 draft pick in trading Byram to Blackhawks. Capitals acquire Kyrou from Blues

Chicago also acquired hard-hitting forward Jordan Greenway.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Edward Cabrera looks to the scoreboard during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Chicago, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
14 minutes ago
Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera headed to IL after being carted off the field with a left leg injury

Cabrera has a left hamstring/adductor strain.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
18 minutes ago
Cubs manager Craig Counsell perplexed by rainout and irked by ‘terrible rule’

“Major League Baseball tells you the game’s canceled, and that’s it. Especially on the road. That’s all you get,” he said.

United Center
Sports
23 minutes ago
NBA draft provides another look at Bryson Graham’s vision for the rebuilding Chicago Bulls

“We’re definitely not where we want to be, but we’re establishing an identity,” Graham said.

A steak-eating competition was held Tuesday in Springfield.
Local
31 minutes ago
Route 66 Road Trip Caravan brings high-steaks challenge to Springfield

Three men in Springfield were challenged to eat 4.5 pounds of steak, shrimp, a baked potato, salad and a roll — all in one hour.

severe weather
Local
43 minutes ago
7 tornadoes confirmed across central Illinois following weekend storms

NWS confirmed on Tuesday that an EF-Unknown, or EF-U, touched down in the Edinburg area of Christian County over the weekend. 

FILE: Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, speaks to members of the Illinois delegation on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
IL State News
22 hours ago
Illinois’ abortion landscape continues to evolve amid persistent growth in demand

Number of out-of-state people seeking care in Illinois continues to increase.

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