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Niko -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
4 hours ago
Meet Niko — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Niko is “bored and lonesome” and wants a good home!

Wally -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
4 hours ago
Meet Wally — Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week

“Wally is the sweetest boy ever!”

David Helm displays part of the sleep apnea implant device he uses.
Local
5 hours ago
Lincoln man finds sleep apnea relief with implant after years of CPAP use

After more than a decade using a CPAP mask, David Helm says an implant has helped him sleep better.

Residents of Decatur join environmental advocates at a Nov. 12, 2026, rally in front of Google’s Chicago headquarters, calling on the tech giant to break its power purchase agreement with Broadwing Energy. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Local
5 hours ago
Decatur residents, green advocates call on Google to break Broadwing gas deal

The agreement will see Google power data centers with natural gas by capturing carbon, but critics call the tech unproven.

Hemp products
Local
6 hours ago
Hemp regulations claim Springfield business

Many hemp products can only be sold now by cannabis dispensers.

Chicago Bears logo
Sports
7 hours ago
Johnson and Bears looking to improve rushing attack during bye week for 2nd straight year

Chicago’s rushing attack has slowed significantly since a fast start, and its declining efficiency is one of the team’s biggest concerns going into the last part of its schedule.

FILE - United States defender Julie Ertz (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against New Zealand during the first half of an international friendly soccer match in Commerce City, Colo., Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Sports
7 hours ago
Megan Rapinoe, Julie Ertz and Jozy Altidore voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame

Ertz played professionally for the NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars from 2014 to 2021, before a short stint with Angel City in 2023.

FILE - Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong rounds third base on his way to scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sept. 20, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar, File)
Sports
7 hours ago
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong wins NL MVP award and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets AL honor

The winners were unanimous selections in each league in the same year for the third time.

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