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The winner, who whimsically identified himself as “My Hole-in-One,” initially thought the congratulatory email was a scam.
IL State News
1 year 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.

UIS Athletics
Sports
1 year ago
Edison hired as UIS golf coach

Josh Edison is the former golf coach at Illinois College.

WAND-TV is based in Decatur
Business
1 year ago
WAND-TV to be sold to Gray Media

It’s the second sale of a station in this television market announced this year.

FILE - Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building, in in Olympia, Wash., Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
IL State News
1 year ago
States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

Illinois is included in the lawsuit.

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
1 year ago
Cubs snare 2027 MLB All-Star Game

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

University of Illinois Athletics Logo
Sports
1 year 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.

University of Illinois Athletics Logo
Sports
1 year 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.

Lake Springfield air pollution looking at CWLP
Local
1 year 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
1 year 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.”

Joseph Johnson is charged with arson for a fire at the Sangamon Towers building in downtown Springfield.
Crime
1 year ago
Man arrested, accused of setting fire to downtown apartment building

Joseph Johnson, 64, faces several arson and criminal damage-related charges.

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