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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
2 months 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.

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the American Medical Association, spoke at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital Wednesday.
Local
2 months 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.

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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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.

FILE - Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd looks on before being ejected during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
Sports
2 months ago
Yes, the pros get nervous, too. Here’s how Stephen Curry and others deal with it

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan polled his players earlier this season whether they considered a free throw with one second left in a tie game the same as one in the first quarter of a tie game. The answer was a resounding no.

Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner hits during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Sports
2 months ago
Nico Hoerner’s $141 million, 6-year Cubs contract includes deferred money payable through 2047

He also gets a full no-trade provision and a hotel suite on road trips.

WICS
Business
2 months ago
NewsChannel 20 changes ownership hands again

A number of publications report Rincon Broadcasting Group is transferring control of the station group, including WICS-TV, WRSP-TV, and WICD-TV to a company called Community News Media LLC.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jay Shanle, Downtown Springfield, Inc., Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van Meter, Mayor Misty Buscher, State Sen. Doris Turner, State Rep. Mike Coffey
Local
3 months ago
A ‘200 million dollar investment’: Lawmaker proposes measure that could expand BOS Center, build new downtown hotel

Lawmakers: No new taxes for Springfield residents to pay for the project if approved.

Potosi in Bolivia - May 24 2025: every day life around the main square named "Plaza 10 de Noviembre"
IL State News
3 months ago
IL proposal could require K-12 Latin American history

Delgado was inspired to file the plan after hearing from several current high school students.

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