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Sports

8 months ago

UIS baseball players earn All-Region honors

Ivan Dahlberg, Mark Kattula, Ethan Bowers

Local

8 months ago

Gas prices decline in Springfield as national prices go up

Down $0.03 a gallon on average in Illinois

Pet of the Week

8 months ago

Meet Baron – Friends of SCACAC Dog of the Week

Time running out to take advantage of an adoption special!

Local

8 months ago

Proposed stipend might help teacher shortage: lawmaker

The proposal has been approved in the House and awaits a Senate vote

A verdict form, left, from a Cook County jury dated May 19, 1875, officially declared Mary Todd Lincoln “insane” and ordered her commitment to a sanitarium. At right, is a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, circa 1869. (Images courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)

Local

8 months ago

After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind

Bea Johnson, left, looks to her sister Kristie Sexton, right, as she is embraced by family friend Keith Adams as they stand next to Sexton's destroyed home after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National

8 months ago

At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere

The system also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, brought punishing heat to Texas and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust on an otherwise sunny day.

Local

8 months ago

Springfield PrideFest

Thousands downtown Saturday

Students at DePaul University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment face counterprotesters in May 2024. This encampment was one of at least 130 similar campus protests last year, which highlighted concerns that Israel was engaging in human rights violations.

IL State News

8 months ago

Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

Uphill battle for legislation this session comes as Israel faces protests for its war in Gaza

Local

8 months ago

CWLP Urges Caution on Door-to-Door Scams

Don’t fall for the hype or high-pressure tactics.

Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city.

IL State News

8 months ago

UPDATE: Severe weather, including possible tornado, leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky; 7 dead in Missouri

“We could hear and feel the vibration of the tornado coming through,” said Cromer

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IL State News

22 hours ago

Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

Governors typically control states’ National Guardsmen, and Trump had deployed troops to all three cities against the wishes of state and local Democratic leaders. He said it was necessary as part of a broader crackdown on immigration, crime and protests.