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UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago White Sox during the 2026 MLB Draft shown on the scoreboard before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Athletics Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Sports
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How do you say Cholowsky? White Sox hope No. 1 pick in the draft spells sure thing in Chicago

Cholowsky burst into tears at a draft party far from the Philadelphia site of the draft.

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Springfield celebrates 60 years of YMCA youth soccer

“It really started as a vision — a place for kids to come and learn about the game, hopefully fall in love with the game, learn about being a good teammate and how to win graciously and lose graciously,” Sowle said.

Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, speaks on the House floor on May 21, 2026. Ammons will be the subject of an investigating committee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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1 month ago
Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment

Republican petition triggers special committee.

FILE - Newly acquired Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami, right, poses with Chicago White Sox executive vice president/ general manager Chris Getz, left, at Rate Field during a press conference Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
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Murakami rejoins White Sox on same day he is named to AL All-Star team

“I just want to appreciate to every single player, staff and everybody in this organization to really support me through my rehabilitation process and I’m really glad to be back here with you guys,” Murakami said through an interpreter.

Collin Corbett, independent candidate for Illinois Governor, speaks July 10, 2026 on the WTAX Morning Newswatch.
Local
1 month ago
Corbett: The two-party system no longer works, and I’m running for Governor

Helping people, Corbett says, is why he is running. 

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Local
1 month ago
City adds Memorial Behavioral Health responders to some fire emergency calls

Crews were already a part of a number of police calls.

Man in a navy jacket speaks to reporters outside a medical clinic, microphones in front labeled Capitol City Now.
IL State News
1 month ago
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling

The majority opinion also pushes back on claims made by the plaintiffs that semiautomatic weapons are not at fault for mass shootings.

Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami bats during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, May 3, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sports
1 month ago
Slumping White Sox activate rookie Munetaka Murakami from 10-day injured list

They went 17-18 while Murakami was on the injured list.

Baseball player in a UCLA pinstriped uniform raises his index finger in celebration on the field.
Sports
1 month ago
White Sox have the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft. Shortstops Cholowsky, Emerson could get top spot

The White Sox have the No. 1 pick in the draft for Saturday’s event in Philadelphia as part of All-Star Game weekend festivities.

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