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Christobal Santana
Crime
2 months ago
Man to serve 95 years for shooting state trooper

95 years in prison for Cristobal Sanata.

Graduates of the Waukegan Climate and Equitable Jobs Act hub pose for a picture after their commencement ceremony on Feb. 27, 2026, at the College of Lake County’s lakeshore campus. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
IL State News
2 months ago
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?

State data shows only about 15% of graduates have secured employment in the renewable energy sector.

FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
2 months ago
Officials, advocates warn ICE targeting Cook County domestic violence courthouse

Civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses violate state, county laws.

Illinois' Keaton Wagler, left, celebrates with a teammate after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
2 months ago
Keaton Wagler leads deep group of talented freshmen still putting their imprint on March Madness

“It’s definitely crazy,” he said after Thursday’s practice at Lucas Oil Stadium. “Playing for a state championship (last year), like I thought that’d be like the biggest thing I’d ever play in. But getting to a Final Four is definitely a lot bigger.”

Iowa's Tavion Banks (6) has his shot blocked by Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic (44) during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
2 months ago
Big men, bigger lineups: how length, size got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final Four

The Illini will be tested against Reed, a 6-foot-11, 265-pound senior whose scoring (21.8) and rebounding (13.5) averages in the tournament are the best of any player still standing.

Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic celebrates after an Elite Eight game against Iowa in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
2 months ago
What makes you a pro? At the Final Four, that question is bubbling up once again

All the Illinois players with European roots are allowed to play because their pro teams were more like club teams; they didn’t enter a draft or actually get drafted, the way a player might if he was looking to go to the NBA.

Blue pinwheels were placed at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Local
2 months ago
Springfield marks Child Abuse Prevention Month

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher issued an official proclamation for the month but expressed a desire for a future where such awareness campaigns are no longer necessary.

The Ronald McDonald House on 7th Street in Springfield.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Springfield Ronald McDonald House marks decades of comfort for families

Staff say moments like celebrating a child’s release from the NICU are what make their work so meaningful.

University of Illinois Athletics Logo
IL State News
2 months ago
Merch Madness insanity taking over C-U with Final Four clothing and merch

“In the first 24 hours, over 5,000 were ordered online and [for] pickup,” said Steven Farag, co-founder and CEO of Campus Ink and the NIL Store.

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