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Lifestyle
18 hours ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local
Camp Butler director honored at Springfield Veterans Day parade
Chris Webster has spent his entire career serving others.
18 hours ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, Route 66 100th Anniversary Guide
Happy 100th birthday, Route 66!
Martin says Route 66 is the opposite of an interstate.
2 days ago in Lifestyle
Year-end checklist for small businesses: 15 steps to start in November
Intuit QuickBooks reports that one in three U.S. adults plan to start a business in 2026.
2 days ago in Lifestyle
A language of belonging: Advice for learning the mother tongue of your ancestors
Losing a tangible connection to your family's ancestral homeland can bring unexpected sorrow, whether through the death of an older relative, the sale of a property passed down for generations gets sold or the destruction a handful of surviving heirlooms.
6 days ago in Fall Guide, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local
Novembers with the most precipitation in Illinois since 1895
Stacker compiled a ranking of the Novembers with the most precipitation in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information
7 days ago in Business, Lifestyle, Local, Marketing and Advertising Expert
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National News
23 hours ago in National, Trending
More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day
The size of Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday.
1 week ago in National
What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?
Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.
1 week ago in National, Trending
Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate
Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.
1 week ago in National
A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day
President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.
1 week ago in National, Trending
Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, with observers keeping close watch at the polls
The final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose.
1 week ago in National
Jet crashes into a South Florida neighborhood, killing all 9 on board and leaving a fiery crater
A business jet crashed into a South Florida neighborhood and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board and leaving a fiery crater. The cause was not immediately clear, but federal investigators are expected to provide an update Monday.
Sports
15 hours ago in Sports
Arch Manning leads Texas into his bayou backyard for a key matchup with LSU
Arch Manning is intimately familiar with Saturday nights in "Death Valley," having been in the stands for some of LSU's biggest games in Tiger Stadium during his childhood in Louisiana.
22 hours ago in Sports
Vikings bring back QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders to lift a struggling offense
The Minnesota Vikings reacquired quarterback Kirk Cousins to try to revive their sputtering offense, beating the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday with an agreement to send their 2027 third-round draft pick to the Las Vegas Raiders.
22 hours ago in Sports
Skubal to meet with 6 teams, including Mets, Dodgers and Padres, with December lockout looming
With a lockout looming and team executives vowing to take a business-as-usual approach to the offseason, the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are among six teams set to meet with top free-agent pitcher Tarik Skubal.
2 days ago in Sports, Trending
PWHL expansion teams get names: Detroit Clutch, San Jose Sea Lions, Vegas Vanguards, Hamilton Havoc
The Professional Women's Hockey League's four new expansion teams finally have nicknames and logos to accompany them in preparing to make their on-ice debuts next month.
3 days ago in Sports
NASCAR’s 2026 season defined by two Kyles: Larson’s playoff surge and Busch’s shocking death
NASCAR's championship weekend started with another Kyle Busch remembrance and ended with another Kyle Larson celebration. The Cup Series drivers will be linked forever.
3 days ago in Sports, Trending
In a wide-open NFL, trade deadline is an opportunity for a few teams to get a big boost
The NFL is wide open at the season's midpoint. The trade deadline will give teams an opportunity to separate themselves from the pack, especially in a season when several teams are in the mix for a Super Bowl run.
Entertainment
15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending
The 2027 Coachella lineup is here: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to headline
Three acts who are no strangers to Coachella will headline the annual festival in the California desert next April, the organizers announced Wednesday.
23 hours ago in Entertainment
The ‘Hunger Games’ are back, with an A-list cast and brutal origin story for Haymitch
Three years ago, new cinematic life was found in a "Hunger Games" adventure without Katniss. Now, the franchise is back, jumping through time again to check in on another major character from the original films in his teenage years: Haymitch Abernathy.
2 days ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Local, National
Woo Hoo! ‘Simpsons’ writers to talk Saturday in Springfield — yes, THIS Springfield
Writer Dan Greaney is a Republican running for President.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake
"Grand Theft Auto" has never been much for following the rules. Nearly three decades after a video game built around stealing cars, outrunning police and embracing criminal mayhem first arrived, the franchise has survived controversy, transformed open-world gaming and become one of the biggest sellers in entertainment.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during a period when his comedy career built around boasts of erotic exploits was taking off.
Local News from Capitol City Now
51 minutes ago in Crime, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local
Illinois lawmakers demand improved mental healthcare in prisons
Nearly half of the IDOC population are on the mental health caseload.
13 hours ago in Business, Food Scene, IL State News, Local
Cahnman, leaving Sangamon County Board, tries again with recall proposal; introduces anti-plasticware ordinance
Cahnman believes the courts will side with recall proposals.
14 hours ago in Agriculture, Business, Farm, IL State News, Local, National
Lame, suffocated and dead: The drug supersizing America’s cattle
Approved by the FDA to reduce pollution from feedlots, Experior has become a lucrative drug in the beef industry’s pursuit of bigger animals. Our investigation reveals troubling safety findings, reports of cattle deaths, and questions about industry influence on the FDA and research universities.
14 hours ago in IL State News, Local, National
Illinois Republicans assess damage from nationwide ‘blue tsunami’
Party members offer different paths forward, highlighting internal divisions.
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying shooting suspect
A woman was shot in the leg after refusing to empty her pockets during a shooting.
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The 2027 Coachella lineup is here: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to headline
Three acts who are no strangers to Coachella will headline the annual festival in the California desert next April, the organizers announced Wednesday.
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25 years after ‘Britney,’ 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment
Legacy Recordings on Friday is releasing "Britney (25th Anniversary Edition)," an expanded reissue of her pivotal record, which went quadruple platinum in less than two months. The collection features two remixes and five previously unreleased songs from that era, her first new (or is it old?) music since she announced she would "never return to the music industry" in a 2024 Instagram post.






