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Springfield is inside a cone of "moderate" risk of severe weather Wednesday, June 16.
IL State News
3 minutes ago
Tornadoes, wind, hail all possible Wednesday

Illinois is now Number One in tornadoes.

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a single to complete the cycle during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Chicago, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
1 hour ago
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season

“My excitement was a little short-lived,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell quipped after his team scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 win.

FILE - Los Angeles Kings left winger Kyle Calder warms up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Sports
1 hour ago
Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after an illness

Calder played 608 regular-season and playoff games as a winger in the league from 1999-2009. The Manville, Alberta, native spent a majority of that time with Chicago.

FILE - Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter listens during introductions before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Sports
1 hour ago
Chicago Bulls hire former NBA center Tiago Splitter as coach

Splitter is replacing Billy Donovan, who resigned after six seasons.

This grab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, July 9, 2026.(Keinika Carlton via AP)
Crime
2 hours ago
A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say

The Chicago Police Department’s communications office confirmed that a person was in custody in connection with the case, but no other details were released.

Representatives from Illinois nonprofits discussed the impacts of federal funding cuts on human services at an April Civic Federation panel in Chicago. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Hannah Webster)
IL State News
24 hours ago
Illinois lawmakers seek to streamline contracting for service providers

Amid federal funding uncertainty, nonprofit groups are pushing for greater efficiency.

FILE - Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter listens during introductions before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Sports
1 day ago
Bulls finalizing hire of Tiago Splitter as coach, AP source says

Splitter played for San Antonio, Atlanta and Philadelphia during his seven seasons as an NBA player.

Local
1 day ago
Sangamon County board rejects solar farm

Business report also includes data centers and Vinegar Hill.

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