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FILE - Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) delivers during the first inning of Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, Oct. 6, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf, File)
Sports
1 month ago
Ten years after winning World Series, Cubs enter 2026 with similar expectations

It’s safe to say elite expectations will be back at Wrigley Field this summer.

In this screengrab made from body camera footage provided by the Othello, Wash., Police Department, police officers arrest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisor Koby Williams in July 2022 during an underage sex sting operation. (Othello Police Department via AP) Screenshot
National
1 month ago
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct

When officers in suburban Chicago found a man passed out in a crashed car in October, they were surprised to discover the driver was an ICE officer who had recently completed his shift at a detention center and had his government firearm in the vehicle.

FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, left, fouls Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, center, during the second half an WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Sports
1 month ago
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unite on a star-studded US World Cup qualifying roster

Clark and Reese have helped the rise of women’s basketball over the past few years, starting with their memorable meeting in the NCAA championship game in 2023 that LSU won.

FILE - Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Ky Bush throws against the Houston Astros during the second inning of a baseball game, Aug. 18, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File)
Sports
1 month ago
White Sox sign right-hander Erick Fedde to 1-year, $1.5M deal, place Bush on injured list

Fedde will fill left hander Ky Bush’s spot on the 40-man roster.

Gabrielle Lyon, Ph.D., chair of the Illinois 250 Coalition, unveils a "Passport to Illinois" Wednesday, February 11, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Local
1 month ago
‘Passport to Illinois’ now available as America’s 250’s birthday begins

56 areas and pieces of history are featured — including Springfield.

FILE - Chicago Sky's Angel Reese, left, shoots against Washington Mystics' Kiki Iriafen during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game, July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Sports
1 month ago
Angel Reese re-signs with Rose BC for remainder of Unrivaled season

eese led Unrivaled with 12.2 rebounds per game last season and led Rose in blocked shots.

FILE - The Kraft logo outside of the company's headquarters in Northfield, Ill., March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
IL State News
1 month ago
Kraft Heinz pauses plans to split into 2 companies, says its problems are ‘fixable’

On Wednesday, the company said it will pivot from the split and invest $600 million in marketing, sales and product development.

Route 66 near Illinois Capitol
Local
1 month ago
Route 66 Centennial celebrations officially underway

Springfield is getting a share of $4 million in grants to help fund Route 66 100th anniversary celebrations.

Bailey Zimmerman at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA on September 19, 2025.
Local
1 month ago
Country star Bailey Zimmerman, an Illinois native, to perform at Illinois State Fair

The fair announced Tuesday that Bailey Zimmerman will be the headlining grandstand act on “Ag Day” at the fair.

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