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Sports
2 years ago
LLCC names new athletics director

Couch brings experience as an athletics director and women’s basketball coach to the position.

Agriculture
2 years ago
Corn harvest ahead of 5-year average

Soybean harvest ahead of average.

Agriculture
2 years ago
Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Detasseling corn used to be a rite of passage for some young people in the Midwest. Jason Cope, co-founder of farm tech company PowerPollen, thinks it’s essential to mechanize arduous tasks like detasseling.

Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago
Local
2 years ago
ComEd execs joked Madigan co-defendant was ‘double agent,’ utility’s former top lawyer testifies

Mike McClain’s job recommendations weren’t bribes – or even improper, witness says.

Business
2 years ago
Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects including Springfield project

In Illinois, nearly $160 million will go toward consolidating Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s tracks through Springfield.

Local
2 years ago
Illinois man awarded military honors including Purple Heart, Bronze Star at Governor’s Mansion

Chase Wilhelm recognized for ‘selflessness and heroism’ in response to Jan. 28 attack on base.

Crime
2 years ago
Madigan co-defendant warned ComEd CEO not to ‘provoke a reaction from our Friend’

In ex-speaker’s trial, former utility exec calls Madigan’s apparent involvement in contract talks ‘unusual’

Crime
2 years ago
Springfield man escapes police custody at Springfield Memorial Hospital, search underway

Perkins is described as a Black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 160 pounds, with long dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing all black clothing.

Springfield Police squad
Crime
2 years ago
Teen arrested for vehicle theft and reckless driving released due to lack of juvenile detention space

At the time of arrest, the teen was wearing a non-functioning ankle monitor from a previous vehicle theft.

National
2 years ago
Asheville Media Group Rising Together WNC Hurricane Relief Radiothon

Help Asheville, North Carolina recover from the recent hurricane.