Local
2 months ago
Ryne Sandberg, Mickey Mantle baseball cards, gold Hermes bracelet offered up at state fair I-CASH auction preview

“As Treasurer, I can’t bid on anything, but I know there are plenty of Cubs fans who would love to bid on Ryne Sandberg’s rookie baseball card.”

FILE - Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer attends an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
Sports
2 months ago
Cubs chairman says team’s performance convinced him extending Hoyer’s contract was right thing to do

The Cubs agreed to a multiyear extension with the 51-year-old Hoyer on Monday.

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IL State News
2 months ago
Another sex toy gets thrown onto the court during a WNBA game

“It’s super disrespectful,” Sky center Elizabeth Williams said in the postgame press conference.

The winner, who whimsically identified himself as “My Hole-in-One,” initially thought the congratulatory email was a scam.
IL State News
2 months ago
Retired Illinois golfer wins $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot

His winning numbers were drawn during the midday Lucky Day Lotto game on Sunday, July 27.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Cubs snare 2027 MLB All-Star Game

“I’m a Cubs fan!” proclaims Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Sports
2 months ago
U of I WBB grad Kendall Bostic earns Big Ten sportsmanship award

Kendall Bostic is now the second Illini athlete to receive the award twice.

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Sports
2 months ago
U of I men’s basketball adds 22-year-old Serbian point guard Mihailo Petrovic

“Mihailo is the consummate point guard,” head coach Brad Underwood said.

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Local
2 months ago
Low air quality impacts central Illinois

Canadian wildfire smoke is again to blame

FILE - Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)
IL State News
2 months ago
Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny Davis says he won’t seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress

“We’re not going to go away,” Davis said, flanked by his wife, local pastors and congressmen at a parking lot in East Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. “But the time has come.”

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