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Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance
Business
16 hours ago
Data center and a celebration for Scheel’s Sports Park

The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance’s CEO Ryan McCrady stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch to discuss the upcoming CyrusOne data center, and the new Scheels Sports Park.

Official Major League Baseball with blue logo and red seams on a dark background.
Sports
17 hours ago
See how much it costs to attend Chicago Cubs games

Way compiled a look at the affordability of attending Chicago Cubs games.

FILE - A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
National
18 hours ago
In the PR battle for AI data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally

Speaking to the City Council in Joliet, Illinois, Alicia Morales complained that union members — who sat in the front row holding “vote yes for union jobs” signs — had been disrespectful and “bullied a lot of people” entering the meeting.

Baseball batter in gray swings at a pitch as a red‑gear catcher and umpire look on with a crowded stadium in the background, sunny day.
Sports
18 hours ago
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani goes hitless in 4th straight game for the 1st time since 2022

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday after a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that he believes in his star to “come out of it at some point.”

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Daniel Palencia throws out Pittsburgh Pirates' Joey Bart at first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
18 hours ago
Cubs activate closer Daniel Palencia from the 15-day injured list

“I think we are getting healthy,” manager Craig Counsell said. “We still got to perform, and we’ve performed really good the last two and a half weeks.”

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami bats during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, May 3, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sports
18 hours ago
Nearly half of Munetaka Murakami’s hits have been homers. It takes a lot to sustain that

The 26-year-old infielder from Japan is tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 13 home runs.

City Water Light and Power logo
Local
19 hours ago
CWLP issues water quality report

CWLP passes the test.

Weather
Local
22 hours ago
A UIS professor researching water, heat, and the impacts on cities

Their research shows that shaded areas in urban environments can be up to 36 degrees cooler.

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