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UIS Athletics
Local
2 weeks ago
UIS marks largest group of student athletes in history

Women’s flag football and expanded track program given the credit.

Charles Mulligan's "Justice and Power" statue is pictured outside the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defender

Hiring process begins 3 years after cash bail abolition revealed significant shortages.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) runs to score a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history

Johnson’s prolific Bears broke a franchise record for points in an opener, a mark that had stood since 1948, when Chicago hung 45 points on Green Bay at Wrigley Field.

Kyle Larson celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Kyle Larson surges to second in NASCAR postseason Chase heading to Bristol track he’s dominated

After a timely win in NASCAR’s Chase, Larson is only nine points behind postseason leader Denny Hamlin and within striking distance of a second straight Cup Series title.

FILE - Demonstrators rally in support of transgender athletes in women's sports outside of Barclay's Center before the WNBA basketball game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty, Aug. 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
National
2 weeks ago
Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, another likely Democratic presidential contender, has consistently criticized state-level bans and restrictions on transgender athletes, calling them “bullying” and a “setback for equality.”

School buses
Local
2 weeks ago
District 186 does the best it can with bus routes, said officials

Concerns about how and when routes were figured out this school year, but on-time performance is on the way up.

Ross Horne, Ride to Remember organizers, share an embrace with Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher, after she received a special appreciation plaque from the Springfield Salvation Army.
Local
2 weeks ago
Remembering September 11th…by also remembering September 12th

The Ride to Remember couldn’t be held, but a State Capitol ceremony Sunday was.

City Water, Light, and Power crews work to fix a water main break in downtown Springfield Thursday, August 27.
Local
2 weeks ago
Progress on the Bus Stop

The owners of the downtown bar, which the water main break washed out before it could even open, are looking at three possible downtown locations.

IL State News
2 weeks ago
Septembers with the most precipitation in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the wettest Septembers in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 844