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MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

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Lawmakers approve bill to regulate e-bikes, scooters

Speed limits and age restrictions part of new limits.

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‘Mamma Mia!’ takes the stage at The Muni

Performances the next two weekends at The Muni.

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Illinois lawmakers pass landmark AI accountability bill

The measure aims to promote accountability among the most powerful AI models.

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State Sen. Dale Fowler says he’ll step down at end of legislative session

The Harrisburg Republican has served his southern Illinois district for a decade.

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Reducing gas tax, prepping for future shortfalls among late budget sticking points

Republicans call for lower spending and taxes as progressive Dems seek new revenue.

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Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

The perjury investigation is being led by the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago.

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Chilean American stolen as a baby reunites with his mom and gets a second chance at family

The American family that adopted Adler in 1990 raised him in an affluent Chicago suburb.

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Mallory Swanson returns to the USWNT first the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics

Swanson was included on the U.S. roster for the first time since October 2024. She recently returned to her club team, the Chicago Stars, after taking time off for the birth of her daughter in November.

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Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out

The owners of The Book Loft Oak Park, another Chicago-area store that opened last summer, acknowledge some nerves about a nearby Barnes & Noble coming soon.

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Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum

Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.

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Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

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Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz

Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.

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Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.

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IL lawmaker proposes 100% tax on money received from Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’

"I will file a bill to do the same in Illinois."

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Summer Baseball is back

Summertime Baseball is back! Jamie Toole Chief Storyteller of The Springfield Lucky Horseshoes stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch

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Sangamon County Mental Health Committee holds first meeting

The committee, and a sales tax increase to pay for mental health services, were approved by voters in the March primary election.

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Lawmakers pass youth birth control bill

Sponsor says the bill merely codifies what is already being done.

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Man in custody following Logan County police standoff

The suspect was charged with multiple domestic battery and weapons charges.