Route 66 100 Year Anniversary Guide

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Lifestyle

25 minutes ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Health officials warn central IL residents to watch out for ticks this summer

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Tick Walking on Human Skin Seeking Place to Feed on Blood

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, ticks can spread illnesses including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, alpha-gal syndrome and ehrlichiosis.

3 hours ago in Business, Lifestyle, Local

Former Sangamo Club could become housing –SBJ

Updated

The former Sangamo Club in downtown Springfield is about to have a new owner.

Asking price for the former Sangamo Club was around $600,000.

2 days ago in Education, History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, Route 66 100th Anniversary Guide

Route 66 exhibit opens at Illinois State Museum

Museum officials said the collection includes a variety of Route 66 memorabilia, such as vintage souvenirs, neon signs, fiberglass advertising figures and Burma-Shave signs.

3 days ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National

In farm country, an old American pickup truck becomes more than a workhorse

The make and series are displayed on the side of a 1956 International Harvester S-130 pickup truck in Mason, Ill., Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Holly Meyer)

Pickups were made for work. Until the first purpose-built ones rolled off American assembly lines in the early 20th century, people DIY-ed their own.

3 days ago in Business, Education, History, IL State News, Lifestyle, National

In a city with an iconic skyline, the Obama presidential museum aims to reshape Chicago architecture

Chicago, IL, April 11, 2026, Barack Obama Presidential Center Tower with a blue sky background, Presidential Library, former President of the United States with words and letters on the exterior

Residents have compared it to a grain elevator, ship from “Star Wars” and a mausoleum.

3 days ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, National

ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’

A small crowd gathers outside the ABC Channel 7 studio in downtown Chicago to watch a live broadcast of the 2008 presidential debates through the station’s street‑facing window. Pedestrians pause along State Street as the brightly lit newsroom displays the televised event, creating a moment of shared public viewing in the city’s nighttime streetscape. Chicago, IL, USA October 02, 2008

The FCC's move in April to begin early reviews of the broadcast licenses of ABC-owned stations in eight local markets attracted particularly close attention.

National News

3 days ago in National

Pam Bondi faces a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse cases, a long-awaited appearance that brings fresh scrutiny of the Trump administration's botched release of the Epstein case files.

4 days ago in National

A large fire has erupted at an apartment complex in Dallas

Firefighters battled a large fire that erupted Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris from one collapsed building lay heaped on the ground while flames and black smoke billowed into the sky. Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom like an explosion.

4 days ago in National

Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

1 week ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

2 weeks ago in National

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test

Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again.

3 weeks ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

Sports

3 hours ago in Sports

The trophy returns: NBA releases images of how Finals courts will look in San Antonio, New York

It's official: The NBA Finals logos are back at the NBA Finals. With no fanfare other than a social media post, the NBA announced Sunday that the image of the Larry O'Brien Trophy — the one given to the winner of the finals — will be painted at midcourt for games at both the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and Madison Square Garden in New York for this season's title series.

4 days ago in Sports

Chiefs WR Rashee Rice continues serving jail sentence as team begins voluntary offseason workouts

While most of the Kansas City Chiefs participated in voluntary workouts this week, wide receiver Rashee Rice was back in Texas, serving his 30-day jail sentence after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

4 days ago in Sports

Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum

Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.

4 days ago in Sports

Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.

5 days ago in Sports

Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round

Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.

Entertainment

3 hours ago in Entertainment

A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors

Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.

3 hours ago in Entertainment

YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Local

Fun all around Springfield is on its way in June

Amy Beadle of Visit Springfield Stopped by The WTAX Morning NewsWatch to discuss all these amazing events.

3 days ago in Entertainment, IL State News, National

Top federal prosecutor in Chicago denies investigation into E. Jean Carroll, disputing media reports

E. Jean Carroll attends Time100 gala at Jaz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 25, 2024

Andrew Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, issued a statement roughly 24 hours after the first report was published saying that his office “has not opened — and has never opened — a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll.”

3 days ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, National

ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’

The FCC's move in April to begin early reviews of the broadcast licenses of ABC-owned stations in eight local markets attracted particularly close attention.

Local News from Capitol City Now

2 minutes ago in IL State News, Local

Annual Black Lives Matter procession continues tradition of advocacy and unity

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People decorated their cars with messages highlighting the history of Black Lives Matter before taking part in a procession through the city.

25 minutes ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Health officials warn central IL residents to watch out for ticks this summer

Fresh

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, ticks can spread illnesses including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, alpha-gal syndrome and ehrlichiosis.

3 hours ago in Business, Lifestyle, Local