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1 week ago in Entertainment, Music

Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ

Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It's an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances.

The State Farm Center in Champaign.

1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

IHSA boys state basketball tournament returns to Champaign this week

More than 34,000 fans expected as 16 teams compete at State Farm Center March 12–14.

The Horace Mann Educators Foundation donated interactive panels, which use lights and sounds to help students calm down.

1 week ago in Education, Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Ball-Chatham Schools receive new sensory technology in elementary schools

The panels are installed in each of the schools' calming rooms.

1 week ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Illiopolis burglary

$1,000 worth of tools stolen from a job site.

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has announced expanded eligibility for ABLE accounts, which allow people with disabilities to save and invest money without risking their federal benefits. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

1 week ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Thousands more Illinoisans with disabilities now have access to savings accounts

ABLE accounts allow people to save more money that can be used for their care.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois sees more than 100,000 patients per year, and 30% of those are for abortions. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)

1 week ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois abortion clinics gain renewed support despite Republican, pro-life pushback

Abortion access is strengthened through independent clinics, recent funding measures.

The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a state law that prohibits people with any felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois Supreme Court weighs challenge to state gun restriction

Appeal challenges law prohibiting nonviolent felons from possessing firearms.

FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its tax breaks

In Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker last month called for a two-year “pause” on data center tax breaks, citing rising household electric bills.

FILE - The interior of the House chamber at the Washington state Capitol is seen April 25, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy, File)

1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the US

The Illinois Statehouse so far has not moved on imposing a millionaire tax

1 week ago in Sports

Bam! Heat’s Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history

Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards.

1 week ago in Sports

Italy stuns the US 8-6 in World Baseball Classic, leaving the Americans needing help to advance

Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic.

1 week ago in Sports

MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches

It was the most debated play of the year in Major League Baseball, perhaps the most dissected and discussed sequence in World Series history. Should Isiah Kiner-Falefa have taken a bigger lead? Why did the third base coach draw a line in the dirt right there? What if IKF sprinted to the plate instead of sliding?

1 week ago in Lifestyle

Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.

1 week ago in National

2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in

Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.

1 week ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

City is a step closer to buying this $445,000 armored truck

Williams wants budget cuts for all departments.

1 week ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Marches in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

1 week ago in IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

UPDATE: Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

Several tornadoes formed across northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, but the exact number won’t be available until officials conduct damage surveys.

Howie -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

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

Meet Howie — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Howie is an "oversized tabby lovebug."

Duck -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week

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

Meet Duck — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

The shelter is full, and Duck needs a good home!

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11 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local, National

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

The CBS Broadcast Center in New York

Newstalk 93.9 and AM 1240 WTAX has been a CBS Radio affiliate since 1943.

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle

Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme and more react to the death of Chuck Norris

The death of Chuck Norris has triggered an outpouring of memorials from fellow Hollywood tough guys and fans. The martial arts grandmaster and...

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle

FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block it

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that...

14 hours ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and blaming challenging economic times as the...

14 hours ago in National, Trending

The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites

The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East, where there's no end to the war in sight despite...