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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)
Sports
4 months ago
Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The 30-year-old McCormick spent five years in Houston and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series. Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
4 months ago
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

Rally-goers outside the Sangamon County Complex Thursday morning before Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Local
4 months ago
Grayson is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

The sentence was the maximum Grayson could receive.

Local
4 months ago
Governor expands abortion access with Prairie State Access Fund

Fund is described as a philanthropic public-private partnership.

Local
4 months ago
A connection between the farm and needy Illinoisans

IL Department of Human Services and Feeding Illinois announce Farm to Food Bank Capacity Grants.

Sarah Martin
Local
4 months ago
Matlin named Memorial Health Chief Strategy Officer

Matlin will help guide the strategic direction of Memorial, which includes five hospitals, primary and urgent care clinics, behavioral health and home health services across central Illinois.

Flu shot
Local
4 months ago
Illinois sees its worst flu season in recent years as vaccine skepticism grows

The IDPH classified the state as having “very high” levels of flu, the most since 2009-10.

Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the federal SNAP program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Local
4 months ago
New SNAP work requirements go into effect Feb. 1, threatening recipient eligibility

The requirements change which recipients must work or volunteer and how often.

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
IL State News
4 months ago
New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries

The authors each will receive $5,000 and be formally honored when the ALA gathers in June in Chicago.

FILE - Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
4 months ago
Chicago man cleared in Border Patrol bounty trial now faces immigration proceedings

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week. Within 24 hours, he was picked up by federal immigration agents, said defense attorneys Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer.

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