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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
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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
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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 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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 month 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.

Police raided the Harrisburg, right, in May 2024 after customs officials in New York intercepted a package addressed to him that prosecutors said contained two silencers.
Crime
1 month ago
Southern Illinois man convicted in federal case involving 3D-printed guns

Federal prosecutor said Yaroslav Vishnevski operated a “mini gun factory” while he described himself as a hobbyist.

The homepage for the Illinois Reliable Information Sources, or IRIS, program, a new source for finding digital informational and research databases through your local library or the State Library website. (courtesy Illinois State Library)
IL State News
1 month ago
New state program will expand access by libraries to digital databases for research, education

The program makes digital information available to all Illinoisans.

Pharmacist filling prescription in pharmacy
IL State News
1 month ago
Illinois distributes first $25M to local pharmacies to help them compete

The funding was generated by a fee levied on pharmaceutical middlemen.

Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki, center front, is checked after being injured while attempting to catch a fly ball during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Francisco, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Sports
1 month ago
Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki leaves game against Giants with right knee discomfort

Suzuki was hurt while attempting to make a reaching catch on a flyball from Matt Chapman, coming up limping and grabbing at his right leg.

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