Former Illinois player Terrence Shannon Jr. is introduced to the crowd to honor his jersey number during an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
Sports
9 months ago
Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. promotes T-shirt for charity poking fun at ceremony mishap

In his social media message, Shannon thanked Gameday Spirit and Illinois “for helping me bring this idea to life.”

Local
9 months ago
Short Meeting for District 186 Tuesday Night

Springfield, IL  (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – While it was a short District 186 School […]

Sangamon County Complex
Local
9 months ago
Inmate at Sangamon County Jail dead after being found unresponsive in cell

The man was found alone and unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
IL State News
9 months ago
Proposal for Illinois’ own DOGE

New caucus will be bipartisan

Fire truck with words Fire Dept.
Local
9 months ago
House fire near Loami displaces family

Authorities say the home sustained major fire, smoke, and water damage and is uninhabitable at this time.

Local
9 months ago
‘Champions’ for Children and the Children’s Miracle Network

HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hosptial will serve 40,000 families this year.

President Donald Trump pauses after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
IL State News
9 months ago
EEOC seeks to drop six transgender discrimination cases, three in Illinois

The EEOC is seeking to dismiss three cases in Illinois as well as one in Alabama, New York and California. In each instance, the original complaints allege discrimination against transgender or gender nonconforming workers.

Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that could decimate the crop if it makes its way to the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Agriculture
9 months ago
U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Lab was part of network studying red leaf blotch, which could potentially decimate the crop.

IL State News
9 months ago
Governor again promises balanced budget

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