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FILE - Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) drives to the basket against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Sports
4 weeks ago
NBA free agency: Norman Powell to Chicago in another All-Star move as teams continue shaping rosters

Powell spent this past season in Miami, where he became an All-Star for the first time and averaged 21.7 points in 58 games with the Heat.

FILE - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) controls the puck against Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) during Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, April 23, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Sports
4 weeks ago
Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram agrees to a $75 million, 6-year extension

The 25-year-old Byram was acquired in a trade with Buffalo on June 23.

Early childhood education
Local
4 weeks ago
IL Department of Early Childhood officially launches Wednesday

State officials have worked with teachers, parents, providers and stakeholders to design the best framework for the agency.

A vote-by-mail drop box is pictured in Sangamon County, blocks away from the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Crime
4 weeks ago
Vermilion County woman sentenced for voting twice in federal election

Brenda Knuth, 61, was sentenced on June 26 to 3 years probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine. 

Soccer player in a blue-and-red striped Barca kit with number 9, pointing with his left arm during a match, blurred crowd in background.
Sports
4 weeks ago
Polish star and former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski comes to MLS with the Chicago Fire

The Fire announced a two-year contract with Lewandowski on Monday.

Thermometer against background hot, summer yellow sun. Hot weather and high air temperature.
National
4 weeks ago
Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

About 56 million Americans are under an extreme heat watch as hot and humid weather is expected to move farther east later in the week.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
4 weeks ago
Banged-up Cubs place utilityman Matt Shaw and right-hander Ethan Roberts on the IL

Shaw has a sprained left hand and Roberts is out because of elbow inflammation.

Nozzle of the tractor sprinklers sprayed. Soybean spraying.
Local
4 weeks ago
Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers

“If the U.S. EPA does say it’s cancer-causing, it’s going to go on the label,” Johnson said. “But right now, there is nothing the U.S. EPA has found that says it’s a cancer-causing agent.”

A tractor sits on a Christian County farm. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
1 month ago
‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

Rising land rent, an unstable export market and record farm debt are blamed.

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