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Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks during an event where he was endorsed by the Southland Minister Alliance as a candidate for his old congressional seat after more than a decade out of office, Oct. 15, 2025, at Victory Christian International Ministries in Park Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
1 month ago
Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after campaign fraud conviction

The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring it up first: A 2013 campaign fraud conviction that ended his 17-year political career.

Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu gets past Milwaukee Bucks' Amir Coffey during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Sports
1 month ago
Timberwolves acquire Ayo Dosunmu for scoring depth in trade-deadline deal with Bulls, AP source says

Dosunmu, who was a second-round pick by his hometown Bulls in the 2021 draft, is making about $7.5 million in the final season of his current contract.

The Illinois Attorney General building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Local
1 month ago
Illinois attorney general wins state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit

The win came among dozens of lawsuits the state has filed against the Trump administration in the past year.

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard Blumenthal livestream via Capitol News Illinois)
Local
1 month ago
‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies

Representatives called for immigration enforcement reform, civil liability of federal agents.

The police department in Carlyle, Illinois, as seen on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Crime
1 month ago
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief

The federal agency was sharing office space with the subject of the probe.

ADM Decatur
Local
1 month ago
ADM 4Q earnings snapshot

ADM shares have climbed 18% since the beginning of the year.

FILE - A Northwestern helmet is seen on the bench before an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Oct. 26, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Sports
1 month ago
Northwestern will open its new stadium under Friday night lights against Penn State on Oct. 2

Northwestern has played home games the past two years at a temporary lakefront facility and at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Horace Mann sign at Springfield, IL headquarters
Local
1 month ago
Horace Mann Q4 earnings snapshot

The provider of auto and homeowners’ insurance for teachers and other educators posted revenue of $434.8 million in the period.

Chicago Bulls guard Kevin Huerter gets doused with water after an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Chicago. Huerter scored the game winning three-point basket. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Sports
1 month ago
Kevin Huerter heads to East-leading Pistons in 4-player, 3-team deal

The Pistons got Huerter and Dario Saric — who was just acquired over the weekend by Chicago — from the Bulls. Chicago landed Mike Conley Jr. from Minnesota and Jaden Ivey from the Pistons.

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