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Local
10 minutes ago
Man dead after weekend crash in Springfield

Darren Polk, 62, died from injuries sustained in the crash.

Republican Bryan Drew, left, and Democrat Margaret Croke, right, are pictured during separate interviews with Capitol News Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Campbell)
Local
1 hour ago
Replacing Mendoza: Candidates vie to be state’s first new comptroller in a decade

Margaret Croke, Bryan Drew share different visions for office’s transparency, oversight.

State officials set off explosives to bring the old Chester Bridge down on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Adam Gunther, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
2 hours ago
In a flash, Southern Illinois history tumbles down

The 80-year-old Chester Bridge was imploded Monday, replaced by a modern structure.

UIS
Local
2 hours ago
Open house for prospective UIS students, families coming soon

The University of Illinois Springfield is hosting an open house for curious students interested in going to college.

Chicago Bulls
Sports
2 hours ago
Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson says he’s going to try to lead, not blend in

Rookie Bulls forward Caleb Wilson is facing lofty expectations as the young centerpiece of the rebuilding NBA team, something now-injured quarterback Caleb Williams has been accomplishing with the NFL’s Bears.

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Sports
2 hours ago
A pair of unlikely playoff teams collide as the Astros face the White Sox in AL Wild Card Series

The Chicago White Sox are the only team in major league history to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons with a playoff berth.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
2 hours ago
Padres hope to ride energy from loud home crowd when they host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series

The fourth-seeded Padres will host every game in the best-of-three series against the fifth-seeded Cubs.

Douglas Stewart Carter sits in a car after he was released out of the Utah County Jail as a Utah judged ordered his release from jail on Monday Sept. 28, 2026, in Spanish Fork, Utah. (AP Photo/George Frey)
Crime
3 hours ago
A man who spent decades on Utah’s death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing

Carter, a Chicago native, was living with his mother in Utah when Olesen was killed on Feb. 27, 1985.

With preschool, your child gets a head start. Shot of a group of preschool students sitting in a classroom.
Education
4 hours ago
Head Start preschools serve parents, too. Under Trump, advocates fear that will change

Last month, President Donald Trump’s administration proposed gutting Head Start regulations that spell out how programs must support families with financial, education or housing concerns.

Chicago Bears
Sports
4 hours ago
Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7

Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.

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