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

Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans

Nonprofits are pushing forward with proactive measures to provide health care and basic services.

4 weeks ago in National

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

Disney and Pixar's environmental adventure "Hoppers" topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

George Russell wins Formula 1’s Australian GP as Mercedes goes 1-2

Mercedes' George Russell won a thrilling season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with teammate Kimi Antonelli following him home, after a double-stacked pit stop under the virtual safety car outmaneuvered a lightning-quick start by Ferrari.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

"Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.

4 weeks ago in Trending, World

Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge

Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.

4 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it

One recent study linked a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline to lifelong learning, meaning intellectually stimulating experiences — reading and writing, learning another language, playing chess, solving puzzles, going to museums — from childhood into retirement.

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Research links postpartum depression, pain management

"Providers are very aware of the risk of opioid addiction."

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

UPDATE: Two dead after accident on I-55 in Springfield

One victim is from Girard; the other from Missouri.

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

Springfield-area retired farmer part of Illinois Farm Bureau delegation to Mexico starting Monday

David Wirth will be one of a dozen or so farmers in the trip.

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Coldest Marches in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Marches in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

4 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Expert: Seasonal Affective Disorder is a problem in the Spring, too

The "Spring Forward" time change can also hit your mental health, said Barbara Wheatley.

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

Police chief, all officers resign from Moweaqua Police Department

Locke said Hale did not give her a reason for the resignation.

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

UPDATE: Man arrested following Friday night shooting death in Springfield

Randy Crockett, 23, was arrested on weapons charges.

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

High school state girls basketball tournament wraps up Saturday

Glenwood and Mount Pulaski girls basketball teams play for state championships Saturday.

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Woman dead after camper fire at Shelbyville campground

The camper was in a permanent campsite at the campground. 

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

Carterville school employee placed on leave for sexual abuse over a year after FBI received tip

Sheriff says the case sat dormant for 15 months due to lack of evidence, on-the-record statements.

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

Bears release linebacker Tremaine Edmunds after granting him permission to seek trade

The 27-year-old Edmunds was entering the final season of a four-year, $72 million contract he signed in 2023.

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After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family gathers for a private homegoing

“I foresee tomorrow will represent everything that Rev. Jackson stood for,” said the Rev. Chauncey D. Brown, a pastor to a Chicago-area church and mentee of Jackson's.

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

Faith leaders push for access to ICE detention centers during Lent and Ramadan

“In systems that are made to break them, it is very important that they not only get that care, but they also get adequate care with someone that can help them make meaning of their situation by bringing God,” chaplain Nosayba Mahmoud said.