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Can you help identifying this man who set fire to Carter's Fish Market early Sunday?

3 weeks ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Crime of the Week: Help identify suspect in weekend arson

$25K in damage done to Carter's Fish Market.

Powerball

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7 billion for Wednesday drawing

Illinois players celebrate big wins while eyeing record-breaking holiday prize.

Melanie Barnard "shops" for presents in "Santa's Workshop" at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital. Barnard's son Stuart is recovering there after recent surgery.

3 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Holiday Guide, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Santa’s elves make Christmas special for patients of HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital

'Santa's Workshop' is made possible through toy drives and Springfield's McGraw family.

Lawmakers and Sangamon County Board members, among others, sign a beam that will be put up in the new, under-construction, Sangamon County Transportation Center.

3 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

More signings of beams for Sangamon County transit center

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Another beam that will hold the new Sangamon County Transit Center in place has…

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)

3 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Bears, Patriots, Jaguars clinch playoff berths in stunning first-year coaching turnarounds

The disappointing 2024 season led to coaching changes that have paid immediate dividends, with the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars all clinching playoff berths this week in the first year of the new regimes.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Holiday Guide, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Where’s Santa? Track him here!

We're helping the kids get ready for Christmas!

A signed copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum through Feb. 3 before being displayed again at Juneteenth.

3 weeks ago in Education, History, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Emancipation Proclamation back on display at ALPLM, for a limited time

It will be available through early February as part of the "Lincoln:  A Life and Legacy That Defined a Nation" exhibit.

Four Illinois members of Congress left to right; Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., are allowed to enter the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen)

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National

Illinois members of Congress are latest to tour immigration facilities after judge’s ruling

“This visit will not end our responsibility. We will follow up,” Jackson said. “We will be back and we’ll demand answers.”

With the Supreme Court Building under renovations, the justices hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump's push to expand control over independent federal agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves the Castel Gandolfo residence to head to the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

3 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois

Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” with Gov. JB Pritzker and urged him to not sign the bill into law.

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

Lawrence Benito, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, called the laws “a brave choice.”

Illinois State Police squad

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Police: Suspect who died in police custody dragged LeRoy officer

The driver has since been identified by the Logan County Coroner has 66-year-old Richard Saunders of Guttenberg, Iowa.

Thomas McMillen

3 weeks ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Attorney to Pritzker: Release man from prison who’s innocent of 1989 murder

Investigating Innocence wants Tom McMillen released before Christmas.

Officials demonstrate how quickly fires can burn during a news conference in December in Springfield.

3 weeks ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Fire dangers still lurk leading up to Christmas

Many items in your home are made with petroleum-based products, increasing fire danger in your home.

3 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles win their second NFC East title in a row by beating the Commanders 29-18

As the percussive horns of Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" filled the air, Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni — wearing a black T-shirt bearing the words, "Been there, won that" — made the rounds in the locker room, offering hand clasps and back slaps to his players after they accomplished something that hadn't happened in two decades: win a second consecutive NFC East title.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam … and whatever ‘6-7’ means

From the inexplicable to the familiar, here's our annual, highly selective journey down pop culture memory lane.

3 weeks ago in World

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’

Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a settlement.

3 weeks ago in National

Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, killed in campus shooting

A Brown University sophomore who was killed in an attack at the Rhode Island university was remembered Monday as "smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave," at a funeral in her home state of Alabama.

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