3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Aubrey Plaza describes grief over husband Jeff Baena’s death, likens it to an ‘ocean of awfulness’

The actor spoke on the podcast ''Good Hang with Amy Poehler," telling her former "Parks and Recreation" costar in her most detailed public remarks to date that it's been a daily struggle to overcome her grief.

3 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

New ordinance fines owners of “problem properties” in Springfield

Pacha says the ordinance does not go far enough.

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

Car insurance rates in Illinois August 2025

Way compiled statistics on car insurance in Illinois.

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

Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure

The sign came down a day after the Clinton County Board passed a non-binding resolution

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

Best public middle schools in Illinois

Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in Illinois using data from Niche.

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

Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth $6.2 billion

In this area, Nexstar owns WCIA-TV in Champaign/Springfield, and WCIX-TV in Springfield.

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

Man arrested on illegal drugs, guns charges

Police allegedly found heroin, fentanyl, other drugs, and two guns.

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

State Police called to semi fire on I-55 near Farmersville

Traffic is being rerouted through the area.

4 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Red Robin to close lone Springfield location

The restaurant's last day will be Aug. 22.

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Storms leave some damage, power outages in Springfield area

The most extensive damage occurred in Maroa, but power outages were reported throughout the area.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Boston Celtics sale is done. Bill Chisholm takes over as owner of NBA’s most-decorated franchise

The sale of the Boston Celtics was finalized on Tuesday, with private equity mogul Bill Chisholm taking over control of the NBA's most-decorated franchise from a group led by Wyc Grousbeck that had owned them for more than two decades.

4 weeks ago in National

Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, evacuations were ordered on barrier islands along the Carolina coast as authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous rip currents from Florida to the New England coast.

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

Billboard promoting far-right group Proud Boys springs up in southern Illinois

The advertisement near a Breese high school appears to be a recruiting tool

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

UPDATE: One dead, two injured, following Springfield southeast side shooting

One died, two others were injured, and the investigation continues.

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

D-186’s Gill makes retirement plans

Springfield Public Schools superintendent will serve one more year.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Second trial in killing of rapper Young Dolph starts in Memphis

The trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021 began on Monday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Veteran Joe Flacco selected as Browns starting QB for season opener against Bengals on Sept. 7

After four weeks, Joe Flacco has emerged as the winner of the Cleveland Browns' four-way quarterback competition. The 40-year-old Flacco beat out Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Deshaun Watson is on the roster, but is expected to miss the season because of injuries.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will make history at 2025 MTV VMAs. Here’s who is taking the stage

Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award, the VMAs announced Monday.

4 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words

What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty

Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the "Friends" star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that had been planned for September.