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1 week ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
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.
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‘We will be left out and left behind’: Senate GOP urges action on school choice bills
Pressure arrives as Democratic New York governor says she’ll opt into federal tax credit.
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Deere: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
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Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
“The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal," the team said in a statement.
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
GOP: IL Dems don’t have a revenue problem …
... they have a spending problem.
1 week 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 week 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.
1 week ago in Sports
WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time
A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.
1 week ago in Sports
NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.
1 week ago in Sports, Trending
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.
1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Logan County approves 12-month moratorium for large-scale data centers
Six board members supported to year-long moratorium, while four others felt the county needed the proposed data center for economic benefit.
2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
First class graduates from Springfield’s Minority Business Institute
Ethan Posey, director of community relations for the City of Springfield, led the charge for the new initiative. He already has a waiting list of people wanting to join the next session of the institute.
2 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
All these years later, AIDS still a Black ‘epidemic’
Senator calls for equitable funding.
2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Council doubles fines for parking violations
Ald. Williams is concerned this will drive people away.
2 weeks ago in Business, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Bill takes on algorithmic pricing
Two customers may pay different prices for the same product.
2 weeks ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Three students will lead D-186 school kids
One from each high school will succed a single student trustee.
2 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories
Illinois Athletics rolls out new gameday parking routes for 2026 football season
Starting approximately three and a half hours before kickoff, fans will be required to follow designated routes to their assigned parking lots.
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Illinois paid leave push gains momentum amid national expansion efforts
Advocates say Illinois could become the next state to adopt a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program.
2 weeks ago in Business, Food Scene, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Illinois launches online directory of breweries, distilleries, and wineries across the state
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has launched an online directory and interactive map of breweries, brew pubs, distilleries, and wineries across the state at ilcc.illinois.gov.
