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Grief in children

4 weeks ago in Business, Education, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Children’s Grief Camp in Springfield next month

The camp, hosted by Staab Funeral Home, has been held for more than a decade.

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

UPDATE: County Board tables data center vote

15-13 tally follows more than three hours of debate.

Talker

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

Meet Talker — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

He came to the shelter injured, but Talker is recovering nicely.

Lindsey Prather, 43, was arrested this week on child sexual abuse-related allegations.

4 weeks ago in Crime, Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

New Berlin woman pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

Prather is charged with Child Sexual Abuse Material and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)

4 weeks ago in Agriculture, Farm, Food Scene, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings

As federal support wavers, Illinois farmers and lawmakers face hurdles with their agenda.

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

Vanderbilt hosts Illinois women with its 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2009 on the line in March Madness

Nothing changes Monday night with a Sweet 16 berth in Fort Worth 1 Region on the line against No. 7 seed Illinois.

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

Catcher Reese McGuire rejoins the Chicago White Sox on a $1.2 million, 1-year deal

McGuire spent last season with the Chicago Cubs, where he hit .226 with nine homers and 24 RBIs. He was with the White Sox during the 2022 season.

Chicago Blackhawks

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

Top prospect Anton Frondell, the No. 3 pick in 2025 NHL draft, is en route to Blackhawks

The Blackhawks signed Frondell to a three-year, entry-level contract last summer, then lent him to Djurgardens of the Swedish Hockey League, the country's top league.

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

Illinois State beats Wake Forest 78-75, winning twice in NIT for first time in 30 years

Fourth-seeded Illinois State (22-12) heads to No. 2 seed Dayton for a campus-site quarterfinal.

Rahm Emanuel is a former Chicago mayor.

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

Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets

Emanuel became White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama before being elected to two terms as Chicago mayor.

Dathan Powell (center, in green), chair of UIS United Faulty, speaks as the results of a strike authorization vote were made public Thursday, March 19.

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

UIS faculty: Use of AI also a concern in contract talks

Tenure-track faculty want protections regarding the use of AI.

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

UIS to offer degree in engineering technology

"The data suggests there is about a 4-to-1 gap in jobs in engineering technology versus graduates in the surrounding four-state region."

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

Raoul: Don’t get scammed this tax season

Identity theft is one of the bigger issues.

The Town & Country Shopping Center on MacArthur Blvd. has a new owner.

4 weeks ago in Business, Food Scene, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

New life for Town and Country?

MacArthur Blvd. strip mall has been sold. Also: Burgers!

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $80.5 million, a best for Amazon MGM, and the year

"Project Hail Mary" is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn't seen for a non-franchise film since "Oppenheimer." The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.

4 weeks ago in National

Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.

4 weeks ago in World

US won’t strike Iran’s power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait

President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would hold off on threatened strikes against Iranian power plants for five days.

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

Lawmaker says this security is not enough

Rep Cabello: "It doesn't seem that anybody on this campus really cares about public safety."

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Sports

Luka Dončić and Cade Cunningham are eligible for NBA awards after successful appeals of 65-game rule

The Los Angeles Lakers ' Luka Dončić and Detroit Pistons ' Cade Cunningham will be eligible for awards such as MVP and All-NBA this season despite falling short of the 65-game minimum, the league and the National Basketball Players Association said Thursday.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US

Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Tiger Woods’ lawyer vows to fight subpoena for prescription records in DUI case

Tiger Woods ' attorney intends to fight an attempt by prosecutors to subpoena the golfer's prescription drug records following his arrest last month in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence.