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Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sports
5 months ago
Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The 30-year-old McCormick spent five years in Houston and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series. Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
5 months ago
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

Rally-goers outside the Sangamon County Complex Thursday morning before Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Local
5 months ago
Grayson is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

The sentence was the maximum Grayson could receive.

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
IL State News
5 months ago
New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries

The authors each will receive $5,000 and be formally honored when the ALA gathers in June in Chicago.

FILE - Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
IL State News
5 months ago
Chicago man cleared in Border Patrol bounty trial now faces immigration proceedings

Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week. Within 24 hours, he was picked up by federal immigration agents, said defense attorneys Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer.

ADM Decatur
Local
5 months ago
ADM settles for $40 million following SEC investigation

ADM does not admit or deny any wrongdoing in the case.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi were the fundraising leaders in the Democratic Senate primary, according to quarterly finance reports. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
5 months ago
Illinois’ Democratic U.S. Senate primary heats up over ICE

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton goes on offense as immigration dominates debate.

This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
IL State News
5 months ago
A Minnesota nurse is the 6th person to die during the US immigration crackdown

Last September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement fatally shot a person outside Chicago.

Footbal
Sports
5 months ago
Illini trio Witherspoon, DeVito, Lowe set for Super Bowl LX showdown

Former University of Illinois stars will face off as Seahawks and Patriots meet in Santa Clara.

Rep. Lilian Jiménez speaks on the House floor during the October 2025 veto session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
5 months ago
As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) – Illinois House Democrats kicked off their spring session this […]

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