Lifestyle
23 hours ago
Southern Illinois player strikes it rich with $1 million Holiday Gold scratch-off win
Fairview Heights resident wins top prize on $20 ticket purchased at local Sav-On Liquor & Wine.
1 day ago
Welcome dome
27-team softball tournament inaugurates Scheels Sports Park in "soft opening."
3 days ago
Highest scoring NBA players born in Illinois
Stacker compiled the highest scoring NBA players born in Illinois.
4 days ago
Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters
Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.
5 days ago
Premiering Friday … Scheels Sports Park
Softball tournament inaugurates dome during "soft opening."
5 days ago
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.
5 days ago
How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
6 days ago
The highest-value homes in Springfield, Illinois
Redfin Real Estate compiled a list of the highest value homes in Springfield, IL.
6 days ago
Crime of the Week: Support Crime Stoppers with upcoming fundraisers
Support the Crime Stoppers mission by donating or attending their fundraisers.
7 days ago
Where people in Springfield, Illinois are looking to buy homes
Stacker found out where people in Springfield are looking to buy homes using data from Realtor.com.
1 week ago
How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll
About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
1 week ago
Cheating beyond ChatGPT: Agentic browsers present risks to universities
Pangram reports that new AI-enabled browsers, such as OpenAI's Atlas, raise concerns about academic integrity and student data privacy in universities.
1 week ago
10 hidden cities where your career could take off in 2026
HousingAnywhere reports that emerging cities like Porto, Leipzig, and Valencia are ideal for career growth, affordability, and quality of life in 2026.
1 week ago
By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate this Halloween
Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. That should be fine with younger consumers, who have been gravitating for years toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, freeze-dried treats and other sweets that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors.
2 weeks ago
2026 will be a big year for tourism
Route 66 centennial and opening of Scheels Sports Park are the highlights.
2 weeks ago
Illinois Humanities and Illinois Arts Council organize first statewide convening
The gathering is intended to initiate innovation and deepen awareness about how critical arts, culture, and humanities are for society.
2 weeks ago
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles.
2 weeks ago
Sean Grayson Trial: Day 2 Blog
Check back here for live blog coverage of day 2 of the trial.
2 weeks ago
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
2 weeks ago
Counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois
Stacker ranked the counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
