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Southwest Airlines to discontinue service at Chicago’s O’Hare

Airline cites operational challenges and will focus on expanded flights from Chicago Midway starting June 4.

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Questions remain about sale of Springfield’s BUNN to Chicago-based company

No comment as of yet on manufacturing operations, or other businesses with the BUNN name attached.

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Illinois regulators say prediction markets are illegal gambling, but bettors — and the Trump family — love them

Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rake in millions from wagers on sports and current events but pay nothing in state betting taxes and ignore regulations that govern online sportsbooks.

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Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation

Chief Justice says ‘riding the circuit’ is a tradition dating back to Medieval England.

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Big Ten writes in letter to NCAA that tampering rules ‘cannot be credibly or equitably enforced’

"We believe this collaborative, membership-driven approach is the best path to a durable solution and need the NCAA’s support in this effort.”

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Illinois’ open US Senate race tests Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid

Sixteen candidates have jumped in since Durbin, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, announced his retirement after 30 years as senator.

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Bears GM Ryan Poles is happy with a free agent haul that includes Coby Bryant, Devin Bush

Signing Seattle safety Coby Bryant and Cleveland linebacker Devin Bush upgraded the Bears’ defensive speed, a goal Poles spoke about during the NFL scouting combine.

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Highest-rated Class of 2026 women’s basketball recruits from Illinois

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2026 women's basketball recruits from Illinois using data from 247Sports.

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US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Underlying this is a jet stream gone wild, Maue and Chenard said.

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Blackhawks and Senators to play games in Duesseldorf as the NHL looks to grow hockey in Germany

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly called the commitment to grassroots development in Germany “a critical next chapter for the NHL.”

3 weeks ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

3 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month's Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented "tropical" conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for 127th straight game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals.

3 weeks ago in Entertainment

Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them

Over six decades of "Doctor Who," the intergalactic adventurer's adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes among the possessions of a deceased collector.

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Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.

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Proposals would tighten loopholes to snare more child sex offenders

Lawmaker: "We have a duty to put protections and consequences in place."

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Taylorville officials respond after oil found in Manners Park pond

The liquid was identified as a "fuel-type oil" that had gotten into the pond through a storm sewer drain.

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Springfield’s BUNN sold to Chicago-based company

Bunn started in Springfield more than 180 years ago.

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Bigger and better than ever

St. Patrick's Day parade steps off at noon Saturday.

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Bid to control volume on streaming commercials

TV is the FCC's turf.