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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
10 minutes ago
Shelby Miller agrees to $2.5 million, 2-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, AP source says

Miller has agreed to a $2.5 million, two-year contract with Chicago, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical.

FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed outside of a convenience store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
IL State News
13 minutes ago
A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients

The federal government said the previous ruling did not apply to its latest demands.

National Immigrant Justice Center attorneys Mark Fleming and Keren Zwick, right, and ACLU of Illinois attorney Michelle García speak to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago after a Feb. 13, 2026, hearing on warrantless immigration arrests amid Operation Midway Blitz. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
23 minutes ago
Judge rules four people arrested by ICE without warrants should be released

He also ordered Homeland Security to give notice to attorneys before releasing people from detention.

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Local
5 hours ago
New liquor control and compliance portal launched by ILCC

Licensees are encouraged to register their ILogin account by February 18th.

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Local
6 hours ago
Survey says Illinoians want safety reforms before driverless vehicles

Residents were surveyed in Cook County and the Metro East Area (Madison and St. Clair Counties).

FILE - Fire destroyed or heavily damaged several buildings on East Adams St. in Springfield in 2024.
Local
22 hours ago
Owner of Adams St. building heavily damaged by fire to seek TIF funds for facade work

Owner was turned down for historic preservation tax credits.

FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
IL State News
23 hours ago
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color in major cities.

FILE - Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
Sports
23 hours ago
Prediction markets love sports, but the feeling isn’t exactly mutual

The rapid growth of sports offerings on prediction markets — called event contracts — has captured the attention of the four major North American sports.

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