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Education
1 year ago
Budzinski applauds release of $5.5 billion in withheld education funds

Following the letter, the administration first released $1.3 billion for 21st Century Community Learning Centers on July 21.

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong wears a patch honoring Ryne Sandberg before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Sports
1 year ago
Cubs introduce ceremonial patch on their uniform to honor Ryne Sandberg

During pregame warmups, the Cubs wore T-shirts with the message, “FO23VER.”

Oliver Bayless suffered injuries during his birth in May, 2018, leading to his death the following February.
Local
1 year ago
Jury awards $17 million to Macon County family following death of infant son

The lawsuit was connected to care the mother received, and which allegedly led to the boy’s death

Altmyer has also garnered numerous preseason honors, including second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele and third-team by Athlon.
Sports
1 year ago
Illini’s Altmyer named to Maxwell Award Watch List ahead of 2025 season

Altmyer is among 80 players selected to the list, including 47 quarterbacks and 14 Big Ten standouts.

IL State News
1 year ago
Pritzker rails against Trump cuts to food benefits

“Every dollar that gets spent on SNAP generates $1.54 for local economies.”

Local
1 year ago
A year after Massey killing, a community takes stock

Springfield police say they already investigate potential new hires.

FILE - A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Business
1 year ago
Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad

Past rail mergers have also triggered additional consolidation in the industry.

FILE - Former Chicago Cubs player Ryne Sandberg walks to the mound to throw a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
Sports
1 year ago
UPDATE: Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer

Sandberg announced in January 2024 that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.

Local
1 year ago
Postal problems are the focus of a roundtable discussion

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) examines labor, late delivery, and Saturdays.