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Local
2 minutes ago
UIS welcomes “Makers on the Move” bus tour

UIS is launching a new degree program in engineering technology

A memorial for 8-year-old Leland Arnett pictured in front of the trailer where the family lived on Hickory Street in DeSoto. (Photo by Brayden Guy, Daily Egyptian)
Crime
5 minutes ago
Prosecutors: Man charged with killing 8-year-old DeSoto boy tried to hire inmate to kill boy’s mother

A DCFS caseworker spoke with the boy’s mother just hours before authorities say she and her son were brutally beaten with a softball bat on May 13.

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Local
19 minutes ago
Five years in: What the ‘Home Illinois’ plan reveals about the state of homelessness

Local homelessness, affordable housing, racial disparities, and the planned solution.

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Sports
36 minutes ago
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano, Antonio Harris propel Purdue to 24-17 victory over Illinois

The win also snapped Purdue’s 19-game Big Ten losing streak.

Southern Illinois University Football
Sports
41 minutes ago
Brungard points the way for Youngstown State in 28-16 win over Southern Illinois

DJ Williams threw for 288 yards and was intercepted once, and Kyle Thomas caught eight passes for 155 yards for the Salukis (3-3, 1-1).

Illinois State University
Sports
46 minutes ago
Josh Holst, Myles Green spark South Dakota State to 31-14 victory over Illinois State

Roy totaled 141 yards on 16-for-32 passing with two interceptions for Illinois State.

Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable smiles while taking questions in a postgame news conference after a win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of baseball's American League Division Series, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tim Phillis)
Sports
50 minutes ago
White Sox stick with bullpen plan: Anthony Kay to open AL Division Series Game 2 vs. Guardians

Anthony Kay will be the opener for Game 2 on Monday at Progressive Field.

Blue police barrier with white stencil text: 'POLICE LINE - DO NOT CROSS' and 'CHICAGO POLICE DEPT'; police cars in background indicating a crime scene or checkpoint.
IL State News
1 hour ago
Police say woman fatally stabbed 7-year-old girl walking in Chicago

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon. She died at a hospital.

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