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WNBA
IL State News
4 weeks ago
WNBA to add an NBA-style replay center next season in a major officiating investment

Engelbert said that a lot of the details on the replay center still need to be worked out, although she said, as of now, the last two-minute report that the NBA has won’t be used in the WNBA yet.

FILE - The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Sports
4 weeks ago
An emotional Jonquel Jones wins WNBA All-Star MVP, dedicates honor to late aunt

“My aunt meant a lot to me, she was one of the matriarchs in our family,” Jones said.

Paris, France - Dec 28, 2024: A person flipping through Time magazine, featuring Caitlin Clark as Athlete of the Year with a basketball, alongside the CEO of the Year page.
Sports
4 weeks ago
Caitlin Clark’s whirlwind All-Star weekend: Meeting Obama, then lighting up the game

This was Clark’s first traditional All-Star Game; she missed last year’s in Indianapolis because she was injured.

The Byron Nuclear Generating Station in Ogle County, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
1 month ago
These 9 Illinois communities say they’re interested in new nuclear facilities

The state lifted its moratorium on new nuclear facilities, but development could still be decades away.

Illinois election officials say the incidence of noncitizens voting in Illinois elections is extremely rare. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
1 month ago
Here’s how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting

Officials say safeguards are in place prevent inadvertent registration.
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Crime
1 month ago
Schools Closed, Buildings Sat Empty — And Gun Violence Rose, Study Finds

Taking into account factors like poverty rates and racial demographics to ensure researchers compared neighborhoods similarly, they saw that trends in gun violence near schools diverged after the 2013 school closures, with the areas near closed schools seeing a 10 percent uptick in violence.

A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
IL State News
1 month ago
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.

Female baseball pitcher in black shirt throwing a ball with her right hand, glove on left hand on a field.
Sports
1 month ago
Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar is set to play in the Women’s Professional Baseball League

Family is at the center of Apgar’s journey to the WPBL’s inaugural season this summer in Springfield.

Night crime scene
Local
1 month ago
Man injured in Springfield southeast side shooting

The identity of the victim is not known, but police say he is in “stable” condition.

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