3 weeks ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois Lottery promotes responsible play during problem gambling awareness month

Throughout March, the Illinois Lottery will distribute responsible gaming messaging through radio, outdoor advertising, digital and social media outreach, and in-store engagement with players and retailers.

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Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission

Commission would investigate Illinois-based crimes connected to notorious sex trafficker.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

The Guess Who plan the band’s first official US tour in over two decades

Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song "American Woman" — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.

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A long-shot American dream hits the F1 grid as Cadillac debuts at the Australian GP

The Andretti family dream to enter an American team in Formula 1 will finally reach the starting grid when the season begins this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

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Iran strikes the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war expands yet again

Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a war that has severely disrupted the world's supply of oil and gas, international shipping, and air travel.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video from 2024 drunken driving arrest in New York

The pop star's lawyers argued in a lawsuit filed Monday against the village of Sag Harbor and its police department that release of the video would "devastate" Timberlake's privacy by revealing "intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details." They also said it would cause "severe and irreparable harm" to his reputation by subjecting him to "public ridicule and harassment."

3 weeks ago in Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can’t rush back from injuries at age 31

Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close.

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Pritzker’s name in Clinton’s mouth during Epstein testimony

LINK TO VIDEO Pritzker's team: Governor had nothing to do with Epstein.

3 weeks ago in Crime, Education, History, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Report on reparations

The chair of a state commission points out Sonya Massey is a descendant of a 1908 Race Riot victim.

3 weeks ago in Sports

US gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight reveals she played at the Olympics with a torn MCL

U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees.

3 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week, ZZZ App Top Stories

Meet Tommy — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

"Tommy is a hunky orange and white gent."

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Meet Jelly Bean — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

Jelly Bean is looking for a fresh start.

3 weeks ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Proposal: Harsher penalties for dogfighting in Springfield

A recent arrest inspires a new ordinance in Springfield.

3 weeks ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Woman charged with hiding elderly Springfield woman’s death

Gena English-Wheat, 59, charged with Concealment of Death.

3 weeks ago in Business, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Thrive: A book for the community, by the community

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance (SSGA) published a book to for the benefit of…

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Mom: Keep abuser away from my kid

She says Taylorville schools did not effectively protect her daughter.

3 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Comptroller Susana Mendoza endorses Holly Kim to be her successor

Pritzker is appearing in ads supporting Rep. Margaret Croke in the primary.

3 weeks ago in Trending

Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.

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Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back

State lawmakers, Chicago officials consider options against immigration officials.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.