4 days ago in IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois vs. Trump: One lawsuit a week

A look at Illinois’ 51 lawsuits against the Trump administration

4 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Woman who stole identities to work in health care is sentenced to 6-plus years in prison

Authorities said Gallarzo left Michigan in 2024 while awaiting her sentence and worked in the Chicago area as a physician's assistant under the license and identity of another person.

4 days ago in Agriculture, Education, Farm, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

“Everything Local” theme of ag conference in Springfield

Annual conference fills BOS Center.

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Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll

Where do Illinois high school girls basketball teams stack up?

4 days ago in IL State News, Local, Sports

Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll

Where do Illinois high school boys basketball teams stack up?

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Cubs agree to minor league contracts with outfielder Chas McCormick and reliever Trent Thornton

The 30-year-old McCormick spent five years in Houston and helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series. Thornton is 14-19 with a 4.38 ERA in 235 appearances over seven seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle.

4 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.

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Grayson is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

The sentence was the maximum Grayson could receive.

5 days ago in National

Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government's immigration crackdown.

5 days ago in Lifestyle

Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things

With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That's not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when you say, "I just had it!"

5 days ago in Sports

LeBron James wipes away tears during tribute, says he doesn’t know if he’ll play in Cleveland again

LeBron James doesn't know if Wednesday night will end up being his last trip to Cleveland as a player. If James doesn't return, the Cavaliers and their fans continued to let James know how much he means to them.

5 days ago in Entertainment

As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry

As if they'd leave "Clueless" off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling's 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.

5 days ago in Sports

Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final and facing Rybakina again

Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka's run to a fourth consecutive Australian Open final. The top-ranked Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 Thursday night to move within one victory of a third Australian Open title in four years.

5 days ago in National

Situation in US South grows more dire after days of ice, frigid temperatures and widespread outages

It could be days before power is restored across the South, where more subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday in areas unaccustomed to and ill-equipped for such cold. The situation is reaching a breaking point for the elderly and those with medical conditions who lack electricity, some of whom are trapped by roads made impassable by ice and fallen trees.

5 days ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

City names new chief utility engineer

Electricity manager Scott Rogers will succeed Doug Brown.

5 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Governor expands abortion access with Prairie State Access Fund

Fund is described as a philanthropic public-private partnership.

5 days ago in Agriculture, Farm, Food Scene, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

A connection between the farm and needy Illinoisans

IL Department of Human Services and Feeding Illinois announce Farm to Food Bank Capacity Grants.

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ALPLM to offer free admission and other events to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday

Free admission Feb. 7 & 12, among other activities.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

What to know about the 2026 Grammys

Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.

5 days ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Crime of the Week: Help needed solving church copper thefts

Copper stolen earlier this month from a Springfield church.