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The former Lincoln College.
Local
15 hours ago
Former Lincoln College campus to be offered through $1 lease program

A new owner is inviting nonprofits and businesses to expand in Lincoln, with agreements tied to job creation and investment.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
IL State News
16 hours ago
Choate workers’ union files lawsuit to block state from gutting mental health facility

This is the second lawsuit filed since the state announced downsizing plans in July.

Harvard data scientist Kyle Frankovich stands at a Sept. 17, 2026, news conference between photos of Department of Homeland Security social media posts using images of him with his arms zip-tied behind his back after protesting at the Broadview immigration detention center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty
IL State News
16 hours ago
15 residents filed complaints against Homeland Security for Midway Blitz harms

The complaints are the first step to seeking monetary damages from the agency.

FILE - Vlatko Andonovski head coach of USWNT seen before friendly match against Germany on November 13, 2022 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ.
Sports
16 hours ago
Former US women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski joins the NWSL’s Chicago Stars as chief soccer officer

“Joining the Chicago Stars was an easy decision after the conversations I had with ownership and leadership,” Andonovski said.

Sports
16 hours ago
Michael Sweetney, who spent four seasons in NBA after productive career at Georgetown, dies at 43

The Knicks, Bulls and Georgetown acknowledged Sweetney’s death with posts on social media.

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) skates before an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Sports
16 hours ago
Patrick Kane is adjusting to his new teammates and coaches in his return to the Blackhawks

Kane, who won the 2016 Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, isn’t the same player he was during those previous playoff runs.

Soybeans planted in cereal rye cover crop. Planting cover crops can reduce soil erosion, break up compacted soil, provide a habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife, and prevent latent fertilizer from leaching into rivers and streams. (Photo by Jennifer Jones, Illinois Extension)
IL State News
16 hours ago
Scientists hope deeper-rooted soybeans can withstand climate extremes and store more carbon

An $18 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund will help Salk researchers test those questions in the field by measuring how resilient these plants are to drought and other climate stressors, how much carbon they can store and for how long, and how to get the plants onto farms at scale.

America Ambulance Service
Local
1 day ago
Springfield Business Journal: One local ambulance company purchases another

An emergency ambulance service provider will take over a non-emergency provider.

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