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4 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Illinois Lottery promotes responsible play during problem gambling awareness month

Illinois Lottery logo

Throughout March, the Illinois Lottery will distribute responsible gaming messaging through radio, outdoor advertising, digital and social media outreach, and in-store engagement with players and retailers.

4 days ago in Education, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month shines light on hidden abuse

Teen dating

"Teen dating violence would be a pattern of coercive control that one person is using against a person they're dating."

5 days ago in Lifestyle, Local, Sports

Dambacher next Glenwood football coach

James Dambacher, Glenwood Football coach

James Dambacher was most recently a coach with Auburn.

6 days ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National

Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million sold at Springfield gas station

$3 million ticket sold at North Grand Ave. East Qik-N-EZ.

6 days ago in Lifestyle

Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here’s what the experts have to say

Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand?

6 days ago in Business, Education, Entertainment, History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National

‘Cobranded’ events part of Route 66 centennial celebration in Springfield. Here’s what’s planned

Route 66 near Illinois Capitol

Here's an updated list of events surrounding the centennial of the "Mother Road" in Springfield!

National News

1 day ago in National

FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act

A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, as a potential act of terrorism.

1 day ago in National

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday.

4 days ago in National

What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday’s primaries

After months of speculating, pontificating and spinning, the midterm election season begins in earnest Tuesday. The primary results in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas will provide some of the first concrete evidence for what voters want as President Donald Trump's second term approaches the halfway mark.

5 days ago in National

Hillary Clinton is testifying as part of the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York on Thursday as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton.

5 days ago in National

Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization

Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin Thursday in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home.

6 days ago in National, Trending

Takeaways from Trump’s address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats

President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy. But that portrayal collides with the sentiment of Americans who remain anxious about their finances and feel they haven't benefited from Trump's policies.

Sports

2 minutes ago in Sports

Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero

Fresh

Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at "Saturday Night Live" and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain Hilary Knight on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

6 hours ago in Sports

A long-shot American dream hits the F1 grid as Cadillac debuts at the Australian GP

The Andretti family dream to enter an American team in Formula 1 will finally reach the starting grid when the season begins this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

7 hours ago in Sports

Giannis Antetokounmpo returns and says he can’t rush back from injuries at age 31

Giannis Antetokounmpo developed a reputation for making rapid returns from injury during his rise to superstardom, but the Milwaukee Bucks forward acknowledges those days may be drawing to a close.

24 hours ago in Sports

US gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight reveals she played at the Olympics with a torn MCL

U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

1 day ago in Sports

President of Iran’s soccer federation says World Cup participation in US is in doubt

The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country.

Entertainment

4 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Illinois Lottery promotes responsible play during problem gambling awareness month

Illinois Lottery logo

Throughout March, the Illinois Lottery will distribute responsible gaming messaging through radio, outdoor advertising, digital and social media outreach, and in-store engagement with players and retailers.

6 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

The Guess Who plan the band’s first official US tour in over two decades

Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song "American Woman" — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.

6 hours ago in Entertainment

Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video from 2024 drunken driving arrest in New York

The pop star's lawyers argued in a lawsuit filed Monday against the village of Sag Harbor and its police department that release of the video would "devastate" Timberlake's privacy by revealing "intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details." They also said it would cause "severe and irreparable harm" to his reputation by subjecting him to "public ridicule and harassment."

1 day ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

1 day ago in Entertainment

‘Scream 7’ opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

Thirty years after the original slasher movie opened in theaters, "Scream 7" debuted with a franchise-best $64.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Local News from Capitol City Now

2 hours ago in IL State News, Local, Sports

Illinois women earn No. 10 seed, open Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday

Fresh

Fighting Illini to face Wisconsin in first round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

2 hours ago in IL State News, Local, Sports

Local teams are still in high school basketball playoffs

Many Springfield-area girls and boys teams are still in championship contention!

2 hours ago in Business, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local

OSF clinic in Forsyth launches ‘Stork Stop’ donation closet for families

The "Stork Stop" program provides baby clothing and postpartum supplies at no cost to patients in need.

Program provides baby clothing and postpartum supplies at no cost to patients in need.

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

Pritzker: Clinton corrected himself; he and I were never on an Epstein plane

"President Clinton clearly was mistaken, and he corrected the mistake, to his credit," said Pritzker.

4 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Illinois Lottery promotes responsible play during problem gambling awareness month

Illinois Lottery logo

Throughout March, the Illinois Lottery will distribute responsible gaming messaging through radio, outdoor advertising, digital and social media outreach, and in-store engagement with players and retailers.

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