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8 hours ago in IL State News, Local
Lawmaker: IL is a leader in LGBTQ rights
A priority is to ban the use of tax dollars for conversion therapy.
22 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Sadie — APL Cat of the Week
Gentle, curious, and sweet!
22 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Boone — APL Dog of the Week
Boone "will quickly become your best buddy."
22 hours ago in Business, IL State News, Local
Bill regulating powerful AI models advances as advocates say it’s only the first step
The measure aims to increase transparency and safety protocols around ‘frontier’ AI.
22 hours ago in Education, Local
Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates opening of new Owen Marsh Elementary School
Students, staff, community members and the Marsh family gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the new building, located next to the original school that has served the community for nearly 60 years.
23 hours ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National
‘Broadview 6’ trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
Stunning decision comes days before rare federal misdemeanor trial was set to begin.
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23 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local
Lawmakers frustrated over delay in distribution of after-school program funds
$18 million was not released until April, and programs were given limited time to spend it.
1 day ago in Entertainment
The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs’ Cannes entry ‘The Man I Love’
In Ira Sachs' 1980s-set drama "The Man I Love," Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody."
3 days ago in Entertainment
As ‘The Boys’ ends, actors reveal their craziest stunts and what’s next for Vought
After five seasons of death, depravity and digs at the capitalistic superhero-industrial complex, "The Boys" dropped its series finale Wednesday.
3 days ago in Entertainment
Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void
On his very first time hosting "The Late Show" back in 2015, Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump while gorging on Oreos, likening his inability to resist the cookies to his inability to resist going after the then-presidential candidate.
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Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.