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Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
2 weeks ago
Cubs RHP Cabrera optimistic after leaving game vs. Brewers with blister on middle finger

“I mean you take a guy out of a start, the next start’s in question,” Counsell said.

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, cannot catch a two-run double hit by Chicago White Sox's Miguel Vargas during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong makes another mistake on defense

Still wearing his full uniform long after the Cubs’ ninth loss in 11 games, Crow-Armstrong called the pair of defensive miscues “genuinely laughable.”

Local
2 weeks ago
Settlement reached in insurance fight tied to Springfield Wyndham

The suit was filed after owner Al Rajabi claimed that Affiliated FM was stalling the insurance payment.

Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that

Illinois bills would give school support workers access to summer unemployment benefits.

Illinois PIRG Director Abe Scarr speaks to reporters on Jan. 6, 2026, at a demonstration protesting a Peoples Gas rate hike request to the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Consumer advocates seek 80% reduction in latest Nicor gas rate request

Half of the disputed charges come from ‘exorbitant’ shareholder profit rate.

A vote-by-mail drop box is pictured in Sangamon County, blocks away from the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
3 weeks ago
Illinois county clerks are preparing for mail voting amid continued attacks, changes

Communication and experience with the process are keys to maintaining voter faith, clerks say.

Chicago Bulls
Sports
3 weeks ago
Bulls hire Stephen Mervis and Acie Law IV for new-look front office

Mervis was hired as senior vice president of basketball operations and Law’s title is vice president of player personnel.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Cubs reinstate left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, designate Ty Blach for assignment

Tuesday’s loss to the surging Brewers was the Cubs’ fourth straight, eighth in their last 10, and allowed Milwaukee to jump over them into first place in the NL Central.

Ziggy Marley will perform at the Illinois State Fair.
Local
3 weeks ago
Ziggy Marley to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand August 18

Grammy-winning reggae artist brings decades of music, positivity, and humanitarian work to Springfield.

Former 9th District congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment hearing in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Remaining ‘Broadview Six’ protesters set for rare federal misdemeanor trial next week

Judge agrees to look at grand jury transcripts, which defense hopes will negate trial.

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