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Van -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
11 hours ago
Meet Van — Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week

Van wants to go outside with you!

Some of the many cats available for adoption with the help of Meow Mobile.
Pet of the Week
12 hours ago
Meet the ‘Many Adorable’ Meow Mobile Cats of the Week

The shelters are full and many cats would make good additions to your home!

State officials set off explosives to bring the old Chester Bridge down on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Adam Gunther, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
IL State News
14 hours ago
In a flash, Southern Illinois history tumbles down

The 80-year-old Chester Bridge was imploded Monday, replaced by a modern structure.

UIS
Local
15 hours ago
Open house for prospective UIS students, families coming soon

The University of Illinois Springfield is hosting an open house for curious students interested in going to college.

Chicago Bulls
Sports
15 hours ago
Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson says he’s going to try to lead, not blend in

Rookie Bulls forward Caleb Wilson is facing lofty expectations as the young centerpiece of the rebuilding NBA team, something now-injured quarterback Caleb Williams has been accomplishing with the NFL’s Bears.

Chicago White Sox Logo
Sports
15 hours ago
A pair of unlikely playoff teams collide as the Astros face the White Sox in AL Wild Card Series

The Chicago White Sox are the only team in major league history to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons with a playoff berth.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
15 hours ago
Padres hope to ride energy from loud home crowd when they host Cubs in NL Wild Card Series

The fourth-seeded Padres will host every game in the best-of-three series against the fifth-seeded Cubs.

Douglas Stewart Carter sits in a car after he was released out of the Utah County Jail as a Utah judged ordered his release from jail on Monday Sept. 28, 2026, in Spanish Fork, Utah. (AP Photo/George Frey)
Crime
15 hours ago
A man who spent decades on Utah’s death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing

Carter, a Chicago native, was living with his mother in Utah when Olesen was killed on Feb. 27, 1985.

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