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3 weeks ago in Local
UPDATE: Nobody hurt as YNOT building nearly hit again
Summer camp's social media says people inside were unaware anything happened.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’
Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track "I'm So Happy," on Sept. 25.
3 weeks ago in Sports
LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night
LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James' arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA's biggest days of the season.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
Blues ‘enthusiast’ Morgan Freeman’s album covers 100 years of the genre
It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.
3 weeks ago in Education, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local
IL law requires 988 info in public buildings, suicide prevention curriculum in schools
Advocates like Tammy Bush are committed to helping people of all ages know that help is available. The law is named Tammurra's Act in memory of Bush's daughter.
3 weeks ago in Agriculture, Farm, IL State News, Local
Illinois political candidates’ day on the farm
Pritzker: Bailey, a farmer, has done nothing for farms.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84
Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Blink-182’s Travis Barker almost died. A new documentary celebrates his life before and after
The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into " Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear." Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It's 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not.
3 weeks ago in Education, History, IL State News, Local
Lincoln Library to host a 4-day event learning about the 1908 Race Riots
Four days of educational events are taking place at Lincoln Library, starting this Thursday.
3 weeks ago in Education, Entertainment, Food Scene, IL State News, Illinois State Fair Guide, Local
Delicious dairy desserts and more at the State Fair
It's state fair season! which means it's time to get all your favorite fair foods and desserts!
3 weeks ago in Education, IL State News, Local
School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinks
Despite $350M funding increases, overall ‘adequacy gap’ grows for 3rd straight year.
3 weeks ago in Crime, Health & Wellness, IL State News, National
Feds: Southern Illinois coal mine managers concealed ‘deadly conditions’
Four managers of a sprawling Franklin County mine face federal charges of concealing an underground fire, falsifying safety records and obstructing investigators, while a fifth pleaded guilty in August 2025.
3 weeks ago in Education, IL State News
SIU Foundation pays $2.2M to cancel new dorm development
Old Greek Row deteriorates as demolition stalls, leaving Saluki Village plans in limbo.
3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News
Former SIU professor exposed for indecent act on campus pleads guilty to amended charge
He was ordered to pay $1,000 in fines after admitting he recorded himself masturbating in a lecture hall.
3 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Local
City approves work to connect Lake Springfield homes to sewer system
But, at least one alderman isn't happy with a lack of minority representation on the work.
3 weeks ago in Local
Heartland Housed gets results on helping homeless; council calls for more sidewalks to help them
Aldermen say they want more sidewalks in order to help homeless walk safely.
3 weeks ago in National, Trending
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality.
3 weeks ago in World
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate buildings
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighboring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings.
3 weeks ago in World
UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record
The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.
3 weeks ago in World
WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday, as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.
