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Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to block it from enforcing new rules that aim to restrict who is allowed to vote by mail. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

4 days ago in IL State News, Local, National

Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules

Case follows Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump administration to proceed with restrictions.

4 days ago in IL State News, National, Sports

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown suffers setback during rehab for neck injury

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said plans to start Brown on a minor league rehab assignment are on hold after the 26-year-old experienced discomfort during a throwing session on Tuesday.

Indianapolis - Circa March 2022: Big Ten Conference logo also stylized as the Big 10 or B1G in downtown for the NCAA basketball tournament.

4 days ago in Business, IL State News, National, Sports

Big Ten leaders unanimously approve 5-year contract extension for commissioner Tony Petitti

Petitti is a former deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball and president and chief executive officer of MLB Network.

This photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium shows beluga whale Peekachu at the aquarium in Chicago, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Shedd Aquarium via AP)

4 days ago in IL State News, Local, National

Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium days after coming from Canada park in rescue effort

The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried to rehydrate her, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium said in a news release.

4 days ago in Entertainment

Prosecutors rest in Tupac Shakur murder trial, putting Duane Davis’ defense up next

Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis after calling 24 witnesses for the nearly 30-year-old killing of Tupac Shakur.

4 days ago in Sports

Brewers starter Dustin May hit by line drive and leaves game after 1 pitch against Mets

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Dustin May left his start against the New York Mets with a bruised right scapula after throwing one pitch Wednesday night.

SMTD bus

5 days ago in Business, Local

SMTD has a newly designed website

The Managing Director of SMTD, Steve Schoeffel stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss all the new features of their newly developed website.

5 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local

New Illinois law improves electronic prescription standards

Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) said a local surgeon told him Illinois needs to allow more types of prescriptions to be electronically transferred from one pharmacy to another.

Decatur police and law enforcement at the scene of 33rd and Wabash on Aug. 26

5 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National

Missouri double murder suspect found dead in Decatur

MSHP said that Munson was found dead inside the RV after he had apparently shot himself.

Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association

5 days ago in Business, IL State News, Local

IL innkeepers oppose proposed tax hike to expand BOS Center

"Event planners are looking at (room tax rates) a lot more closely."

5 days ago in Sports

Giants receiver Calvin Austin is out for the season with a torn ACL, AP source says

27-year-old Calvin Austin has a torn ACL in his right knee and is expected to miss the season, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not revealed the extent of the injury.

5 days ago in Sports

NFL owners unanimously approve the sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family

NFL owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated the Khosla family for having "great timing" in purchasing the team that is coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.

5 days ago in Entertainment

Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

5 days ago in World

At least 160 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after sweeping through communities and bringing travel in some areas to a halt. Experts said an avalanche from a glacier was the likely cause in the warming Himalaya region.

5 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local

State: First human case of West Nile Virus reported this season

50 Illinois counties have reported West Nile Virus activity so far this year.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints makes a large food donation to the Central Illinois Foodbank.

5 days ago in Food Scene, IL State News, Local, National

Church donates 34,000 pounds of food to Illinois food bank

The donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is part of "America Gives," a nationwide service initiative celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary.

5 days ago in Local

13-year-old boy dies after being hit by a car in Pana

Police arrived to find the boy dead in the road with a car driven by a 16-year-old girl stopped in front of him.

An image of a "LEGO city" you could build at the "Springfield Brick Convention."

5 days ago in Education, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National

A LEGO convention is coming to Springfield

"It will be the ultimate event for LEGO lovers of all ages."

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Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million, ‘Spider-Man’ stays No. 1 for fifth weekend

Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned "Coyote vs. Acme," the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.

9 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival ‘Dollyfest’ to celebrate her legacy

Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027.

9 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.