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Springfield Fire Chief Nick Zummo speaks to the City Council Tuesday, June 16
Local
2 months ago
Springfield Alderman to fire chief: ‘You’re lucky nobody’s dead’

Zummo is on the hot seat because no sirens were activated June 10-11.

FILE - This Dec. 15, 2016, file photo shows a Pizza Hut restaurant in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Business
2 months ago
Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut performed worse than average, with U.S. sales down 8.2% last year, Technomic said.

A pug "packing" for a trip.
Local
2 months ago
Are you and your pets prepared for the severe weather?

More severe weather is possible Wednesday.

Local
2 months ago
Springfield man sent to federal prison for ‘egregious’ child porn possession

Authorities say Dagenais had a long history of child porn possession, and it was escalating to the point where he admitted to a desire to rape a child.

Politician at a podium delivering a press conference, surrounded by reporters and large broadcast cameras in an ornate room.
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker signs state budget

The governor takes shots at Rauner, Trump.

Prison bars
Local
2 months ago
Athens man goes to federal prison for child porn possession

Christopher Wagy could have received up to 30 years in prison on one of the counts he faced.

Springfield is inside a cone of "moderate" risk of severe weather Wednesday, June 16.
Local
2 months ago
Tornadoes, wind, hail all possible Wednesday in Springfield area

Illinois is now Number One in tornadoes.

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a single to complete the cycle during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Chicago, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
2 months ago
Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season

“My excitement was a little short-lived,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell quipped after his team scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 win.

FILE - Los Angeles Kings left winger Kyle Calder warms up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Sports
2 months ago
Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after an illness

Calder played 608 regular-season and playoff games as a winger in the league from 1999-2009. The Manville, Alberta, native spent a majority of that time with Chicago.

FILE - Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter listens during introductions before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, March 23, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Sports
2 months ago
Chicago Bulls hire former NBA center Tiago Splitter as coach

Splitter is replacing Billy Donovan, who resigned after six seasons.

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