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In 2024, Allen was finally elected by the Hall of Fame’s veterans committee.
Sports
3 months ago
Doctor’s 20-year quest helps baseball star Dick Allen reach the Hall of Fame

Champaign physician Dr. Fletcher turns decades-long advocacy into a book and upcoming documentary about the overlooked slugger and his legacy.

Colorectal cancer
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month highlights importance of early detection and screening

Medical experts say screenings are especially important because colorectal cancer is increasingly being diagnosed in younger adults.

A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
IL State News
3 months ago
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans

Nonprofits are pushing forward with proactive measures to provide health care and basic services.

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Expert: Seasonal Affective Disorder is a problem in the Spring, too

The “Spring Forward” time change can also hit your mental health, said Barbara Wheatley.

Moweaqua Police badge
Local
3 months ago
Police chief, all officers resign from Moweaqua Police Department

Locke said Hale did not give her a reason for the resignation.

Fire
Local
3 months ago
Woman dead after camper fire at Shelbyville campground

The camper was in a permanent campsite at the campground. 

The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Crime
3 months ago
Carterville school employee placed on leave for sexual abuse over a year after FBI received tip

Sheriff says the case sat dormant for 15 months due to lack of evidence, on-the-record statements.

FILE - Chicago Bears middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds looks on during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
Sports
3 months ago
Bears release linebacker Tremaine Edmunds after granting him permission to seek trade

The 27-year-old Edmunds was entering the final season of a four-year, $72 million contract he signed in 2023.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama attend the Public Homegoing Service for Reverend Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope in Chicago, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
3 months ago
After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family gathers for a private homegoing

“I foresee tomorrow will represent everything that Rev. Jackson stood for,” said the Rev. Chauncey D. Brown, a pastor to a Chicago-area church and mentee of Jackson’s.

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