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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
6 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.

Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson reacts after a call during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Portland Fire, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Sports
6 days ago
Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson tears ACL in her left knee

Jackson injured her knee in the second quarter on Sunday and an MRI revealed the tear.

Kathi Salvi (left) former Illinois Republican Party chair, and Bob Grogan, Salvi's replacement.
Local
6 days ago
Salvi out as Illinois GOP leader

No reason was given for the change.

Mike Murphy, CEO, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
IL State News
7 days ago
Chamber head talks state budget and small business awards

CEO Of The Chamber, Mike Murphy was on The WTAX Morning NewsWatch to discuss everything that’s happening in our capitol city. 

Urban street scene beneath an elevated highway, with a dark car parked near concrete pillars and green Michigan Avenue signs nearby; a red Security Alert sign is mounted on a beige column.
Local
7 days ago
Stalled surveillance bill highlights tension between privacy and public safety

Backers no longer pushing bill that would have prohibited police from using facial recognition software this session.

FILE - Chicago White Sox's Kyle Teel looks on during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sept. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., file)
Sports
7 days ago
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel tweaks his right knee while on a minor league rehab assignment

White Sox manager Will Venable said the issue occurred during Teel’s last at-bat Saturday in his fourth game with the Knights.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Javier Assad throws to the Texas Rangers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 8, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Sports
7 days ago
Cubs send right-hander Javier Assad to minors to stretch out as a starting pitcher

Chicago also brought up left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A and transferred right-hander Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list.

Baseball player in White Sox pinstripe uniform swings a bat during a game, wearing a protective face mask and helmet with number 5 visible.
Sports
7 days ago
Munetaka Murakami looks right at home with young Chicago White Sox

Murakami is the fourth Japanese-born player to play for the White Sox.

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
7 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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