3 weeks ago in Business, Education, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, Sports

Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition

Law banning interchange fees also pushed back to at least next year.

3 weeks ago in IL State News, National, Sports

Polish star and former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski comes to MLS with the Chicago Fire

The Fire announced a two-year contract with Lewandowski on Monday.

3 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, National

Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

About 56 million Americans are under an extreme heat watch as hot and humid weather is expected to move farther east later in the week.

3 weeks ago in IL State News, National, Sports

Banged-up Cubs place utilityman Matt Shaw and right-hander Ethan Roberts on the IL

Shaw has a sprained left hand and Roberts is out because of elbow inflammation.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match

Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court during his Wimbledon first-round match Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Sportsbooks say World Cup betting has surged past expectations, with US hype driving action

Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned. The world's most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in the early evening. The U.S. also has a team that may be its most talented in history.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Ja Morant is headed to Portland after the Memphis Grizzlies trade the 2-time All-Star

Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis completed a trade Monday night that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks

Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle

How to talk about money with your kids

At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local

New facility dog helps victims in federal cases across central Illinois

"Testifying in court and being interviewed regarding a crime can be very traumatic and stressful," Gilmore said. "Studies have shown that a facility dog can lower the stress level of victims and witnesses."

3 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Farm, IL State News, Local, National

Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers

"If the U.S. EPA does say it's cancer-causing, it's going to go on the label," Johnson said. "But right now, there is nothing the U.S. EPA has found that says it's a cancer-causing agent."

3 weeks ago in Business, Food Scene, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National

Stars, stripes and shopping carts: What Americans buy for the Fourth of July in Illinois

Instacart compiled July 4th shopping trends in Illinois

3 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Farm, IL State News, Local, National

‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

Rising land rent, an unstable export market and record farm debt are blamed.

3 weeks ago in Crime, Education, IL State News, Local

Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among laws taking effect July 1

14 new laws will begin with new fiscal year.

3 weeks ago in History, IL State News, National

Khadijah Farrakhan, ‘first lady of Nation of Islam’ as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

Khadijah Farrakhan converted to Islam in 1955, the same year that her husband joined the Chicago-based movement after being heavily influenced by Malcolm X, his friend from Boston.

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, National

Rapper Twista pleads guilty to not paying taxes and faces potential prison time

"Twista" lives in Chicago.

3 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National

Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

“You’re happy winter’s gone, you’re ready to enjoy the summer, you’ve just been aching for it,” Elrod said. “And so, I think we slip into kind of a position where we think it’s got to be OK.”

3 weeks ago in Business, Local

Small business is about people helping people

Local Chamber president Mike Murphy says it means jobs for our community.

3 weeks ago in Sports

Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of Wimbledon

Among the early matches on the opening day of the grass-court Grand Slam: Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3; rising Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar, in his Wimbledon debut, beat Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5; and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska, who needed a wild-card entry, was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.