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

IL House GOP: Dems should forget about Trump and focus on affordability

Removing taxes on tips and overtime, reinstating private-school scholarship program, and suspending the sales tax on gas are among their ideas.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

FIFA announces Super Bowl-style World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS

The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS. FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a Super Bowl-style concert.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

After the Kendrick Lamar beef, can Drake come back with ‘Iceman’?

Drake has returned as the "Iceman." And the stakes couldn't be higher. His ninth studio album — and his first since his extravagant loss in a very public feud with Kendrick Lamar — arrives Friday.

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Fuyao Glass announces major expansion proposal in Decatur

Price said pending federal approval, the facility will be built right next to the current facility in Mt. Zion.

4 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Farm, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Central Illinois shoppers feeling the pinch of rising costs

"There's no way around it, and it just seems like it's just going up and up and up," Garecht said.

4 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Entertainment, Farm, Food Scene, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Old Capitol Farmers Market marks 27th season with Saturday opening

The Old Capitol Farmers Market returns for its 27th season Saturday in downtown Springfield, featuring about 80 vendors, live music and family activities from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fourth and Adams streets.

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

Logan County approves 90-day moratorium on large data centers amid resident concerns

"Thirty to 50 years from now, the decisions they make are going to affect the young children and the young adults that are raising those children now and grandchildren," resident Tonjia Ritchie said.  

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WWE pins BOS Center

Ticket sales start May 20.

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United flight attendants ratify 5-year contract with 31% pay hike and boarding pay

“The contract will immediately change the lives of United Flight Attendants, especially our thousands of new hires who have been hired since the pandemic,” said Ken Diaz, president of the union’s United chapter.

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

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

The first eaglet was spotted in the nest on April 28 and a second was confirmed May 7.

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

Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey has surgery on his right ankle, expected to be ready for camp

The Bulls said he will be sidelined from basketball activities for three months.

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

Supreme Court says man who lost leg can sue major logistics company over trucker crash

The high court ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding truck driver on an Illinois highway in 2017.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Chaka Khan and Vince Gill recordings enter national registry

The new inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include Swift's blockbuster 2014 pop album "1989," Beyoncé's era-defining 2008 anthem "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Khan's genre-blending hit "I Feel for You," Vince Gill's emotional ballad "Go Rest High on That Mountain" and The Go-Go's groundbreaking debut album "Beauty and the Beat."

4 weeks ago in Sports

Braves reach 30 wins with another thrilling win that shows off myriad weapons

The Atlanta Braves keep finding new ways to win. It's all added up to being the first team in the big leagues to 30 victories.

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

Pressure to pass the Power Act

Advocates fear for our natural resources.

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

Illinois’ budget picture tightens in final stretch amid economic uncertainty

Deputy governor warns state has limited ability to increase spending.

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

Proposals could bring AI out of ‘the wild, wild West’

A top senator says artificial intelligence enjoys wide use and little regulation.

4 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.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

20 years after a 22-minute ovation, Guillermo del Toro and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ return to Cannes

Twenty years ago, Guillermo del Toro premiered "Pan's Labyrinth" at the Cannes Film Festival. He went in anxious. It was toward the end of the festival and many journalists had left. The movie's production had been a nightmare.

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

Four arrested related to drug, firearms investigations in Springfield

Searches May 7 and 11 resulted in drugs, guns, and cash being found.