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Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg (23) celebrates after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Believe it! After a wild March Madness, Final Four teams look to conjure up more magic

There are no Cinderellas lacing it up at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy this week, but that’s not to say the 2026 version of March Madness hasn’t produced its share of memories already.

McDonald's Snack Wraps
Food Scene
4 weeks ago
McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu

Some of the items already cost less than $3 in some parts of the U.S., but others don’t.

severe weather
Local
4 weeks ago
Severe weather possible late Thursday afternoon

A Tornado Watch has been issued.

Brendan Kelly (center), Director of Illinois State Police, announces the installation of highway signs for all 73 troopers who have died in the line of duty. Trooper Albert Hassan is the first trooper, who died in 1924.
Local
4 weeks ago
State Police to place new highway signs honoring troopers who died in the line of duty

Up to now, only some of those who died on the job got the honor.

An Illinois State Police car is pictured outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield during an event in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
State Police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says

Agency has more than 1,000 vehicles that need to be replaced for age and mileage.

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the American Medical Association, spoke at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital Wednesday.
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4 weeks ago
AMA president speaks in Springfield, praises Children’s Hospital

Mukkamala said he was particularly moved by the hospital’s role as a regional anchor.

The 700,000 square-foot Amazon fulfillment is one of several in the area south of Joliet. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Matias Castilho)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Statewide warehouse pollution reduction bill fails to meet committee deadline

The proposal aimed to curb pollution from Illinois’ more than 2,400 warehouses.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood celebrates after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final Four

In the place he always wanted to be, Underwood has the Fighting Illini in the Final Four for the first time since 2005, trying to bring home a first national title.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
4 weeks ago
Nebraska-Missouri and Penn State-Kentucky volleyball matches are set for Wrigley Field in September

The conferences announced Monday that Nebraska will play Missouri and Penn State will meet Kentucky at the home of the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 6.

Japan's Seiya Suzuki is tagged out at second base by Venezuela's Gleyber Torres during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Japan, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki to go on a minor-league rehab stint during Cubs’ upcoming trip

Suzuki is in the final season of an $85 million, five-year contract.

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