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FILE - The Big Ten logo is seen on the field at Husky Stadium during an NCAA college football game, Oct. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Sports
4 days ago
Big Ten on a roll at spring meetings, trying to solve playoff stalemate and other college problems

Leaders in the conference currently holding the football, men’s and women’s basketball titles opened their annual spring meeting Monday with nothing more than the future of their business on the agenda.

Older man in a suit giving a speech at a lectern labeled 'President Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, A Doubletree by Hilton' against a blue curtain backdrop with a microphone nearby.
Local
5 days ago
Killeen: U of I is good for business

The university, says its president, drives the business climate in many ways.

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Local
5 days ago
Opinions split on fines for Springfield parking violations

Proposal would double fines, but city already collects money despite parking being free.

HoneyBaked Ham says it wants to locate in Springfield.
Local
5 days ago
HoneyBaked Ham eyes Springfield for franchise expansion

HoneyBaked Ham says Springfield ranked near the top in a nationwide search for new franchise markets, citing the city’s strong business climate and family-oriented community.

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IL State News
6 days ago
Tech giants sued over ‘stealing’ voices of well-known journalists, voice actors to train AI

The 9 Class actions filed under Illinois’ strongest-in-nation biometric data privacy law.

A billboard truck urges lawmakers to “say no to 340B abuse” as it makes its rounds in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood surrounding the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
6 days ago
Federal drug discount expansion proposal may cost Illinois millions, agency head says

Memo details how expanding 340B program would impact private health plans and state employee insurance.

FILE - Eric Pinson, manager and resident of the Lock 24 RV Park and Campground, one of two such locations he manages in the area, looks over the business' electric bills, at his home at the campground in Racine, Ohio, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
National
6 days ago
As electric bills rise, some states are focusing on the growing profits of utilities

The push comes during a midterm election year in which affordability is the leading theme in Democrats’ attempts to loosen Republicans’ control of Washington.

Farra White poses with her 1-year-old daughter, Olivia, and husband Marlon White outside their residence Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Health & Wellness
6 days ago
Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

A more modest policy will take effect next month in Illinois, guaranteeing between 10 and 20 days of unpaid leave to NICU parents.

SIU School of Medicine
Local
7 days ago
SIU School of Medicine and Innovate Springfield partner to support research

SIU School of Medicine and Innovate Springfield are partnering to provide lab space and business support for entrepreneurs in Springfield.