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This grab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, July 9, 2026.(Keinika Carlton via AP)
Crime
2 months ago
A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say

The Chicago Police Department’s communications office confirmed that a person was in custody in connection with the case, but no other details were released.

"All Shook Up" at "The Muni."
Local
2 months ago
It’s time to get ‘All Shook Up’

It’s time to get “All Shook Up” Out at The Muni this weekend! Stars of the show, Actor Madi Sweeney and Dancer Bri’ara McKinney stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming performance!

Four women in a meeting room applaud; one seated with a bouquet stands beside laptops, others stand and clap at the long conference table.
Local
2 months ago
A night for farewells at District 186

Gill caps twelve years as District 186 superintendent.

City of Springfield seal
Local
2 months ago
June 10 storms did not meet criteria for warning siren activation per city officials

Officials say initial reports indicated damage was believed to have been caused by straight-line winds, and wind speed data was not immediately available.

Representatives from Illinois nonprofits discussed the impacts of federal funding cuts on human services at an April Civic Federation panel in Chicago. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Hannah Webster)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois lawmakers seek to streamline contracting for service providers

Amid federal funding uncertainty, nonprofit groups are pushing for greater efficiency.

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
Bulls finalizing hire of Tiago Splitter as coach, AP source says

Splitter played for San Antonio, Atlanta and Philadelphia during his seven seasons as an NBA player.

Local
2 months ago
Sangamon County board rejects solar farm

Business report also includes data centers and Vinegar Hill.

"An Inconvenient Widow" book cover from Simon & Schuster
Local
2 months ago
Mary Todd Lincoln was ‘An Inconvenient Widow’

A new best seller calls her a true woman behind the man.

Local
2 months ago
Springfield celebrates Juneteenth with week of events honoring freedom, culture and community

The city’s annual Juneteenth Celebration, now in its 32nd year, features activities throughout the week leading up to June 19, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

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