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Sports
2 weeks ago
White Sox call up another top prospect, selecting Sam Antonacci’s contract from Triple-A

The 23-year-old Antonacci started at second base in his major league debut and singled leading off the second inning in his first at-bat against the Tampa Bay Rays.

April 15th is the tax filing deadline in the U.S.
Local
2 weeks ago
Time is ticking! It’s the tax filing deadline

If you’ve already filed, an expert says now is the time to think about next year.

Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Crime
2 weeks ago
7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two ‘ComEd Four’ defendants

Release orders for influential lobbyist, former ComEd CEO came hours after appeals arguments.

Officials from the Department of Central Management Services testify before the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability about expected cost increases next year in the state employee group health insurance system. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise

Overall cost of health plans expected to rise 9%, to $4.6 billion.

A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Education
2 weeks ago
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?

Illinois is one of only eight states with no statewide restrictions on cellphones in classrooms.

Sports
2 weeks ago
White Sox top prospect Noah Schultz has uneven MLB debut in loss to Rays

“I bounced back after the first inning,” Schultz said.

WYMG's "Classic Rock-a-Thon" for "Christmas Wish" is Friday, December 5.
Local
2 weeks ago
WYMG gets national award for ‘Christmas Wish’

WYMG is one of ten radio stations, television stations, or ownership groups being honored in 2026.

Bishop Thomas John Paproclki spoke to reporters in May, 2025.
Local
2 weeks ago
Paprocki ‘dismayed’ over Trump’s ‘verbal attacks’ on Pope Leo

“It is also blasphemous for President Trump to pretend he is Jesus….”

A farmer works into the evening hours in Macon County, Illinois. (Photo courtesy of Muirhead Farms)
Agriculture
2 weeks ago
For young people looking to take over Illinois farms, the costs can be steep

High input costs, a hefty estate tax and an older generation reluctant to retire are among the barriers young farmers face.

The headquarters of Commonwealth Edison, one of the state’s largest utilities, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
2 weeks ago
High energy prices, federal dollars turn nuke subsidies into ratepayer relief in northern Illinois

Advocates called the energy credits ‘a testament’ to pro-consumer legislation.