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Health & Wellness
36 minutes ago
Phoenix Center: Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated

Commenter at council says LGBTQ center is under threat.

While the AI race sparked heightened interest in data centers, most of the centers in the state are multi-tenant retail centers — shared by numerous organizations and highly connected with telecommunications, cloud computing and other providers. The Digital Realty center on Chicago’s South loop is an example. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Local
2 hours ago
Political will grows for data center regulations as POWER Act remains in committee

Lawmakers, stakeholders, the governor and feds all have indicated they’re open to regulation.

IL State News
2 hours ago
Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn’t go that well

In Illinois’ U.S. House primaries, the tech-backed groups’ campaign spending had mixed results.

Crime Stoppers offers a minimum $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of fentanyl dealers.
Crime
2 hours ago
Crime of the Week: Rewards available for catching fentanyl dealers

Almost one-third of the overdose deaths in Sangamon County are because of fentanyl.

Fire
Local
7 hours ago
Fire destroys Grandview home that police say was used by homeless

Police: Home had otherwise been abandoned.

State Rep. Margaret Croke, pictured on the House floor, held a lead in the race to replace Susana Mendoza as comptroller on Tuesday night. The Associated Press had not called the race as of 10 p.m. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
15 hours ago
Croke leads Democratic comptroller race as downstate voters dominate GOP primaries

Rep. Margaret Croke — Gov. JB Pritzker’s hand-picked candidate for comptroller — held an election night lead of about 2.3% Tuesday night, although the Associated Press had not called the race as of 10 p.m.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association’s annual brunch in August 2025 at the Bank of Springfield Center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
16 hours ago
UPDATE: Illinois Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate, to face Tracy in November

Stratton to face Springfield’s Don Tracy in November.

April 18, 2023 - Oakland, California: Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki bats against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum.
Sports
19 hours ago
Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki has a minor knee ligament strain and be will evaluated further, manager says

Suzuki got hurt in Japan’s 8-5 loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal Saturday night in Miami.

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