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Palmyra man charged with child porn

Michael Upton is charged with ten counts of possession and two counts of dissemination.

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White Sox are big winners on Illinois roads

UI is best represented among college license plates.

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Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy

Pritzker embraces social media influencers to show off Chicago, reach new voters.

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

Illinois House Speaker Pro Tem Kam Buckner said “there is no active push” for congressional redistricting.

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Overnight house fire damages Springfield home

SFD says no injuries.

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Liquor sales OK’d for sports park

Mayor says an existing ordinance only covered golf courses.

5 days ago in World

Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 572

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 572.

5 days ago in Sports

Stafford’s late TD pass to Parkinson lifts the Rams past the Panthers 34-31 in tense playoff opener

Puka Nacua stepped into the huddle with the Los Angeles Rams trailing by four with 2:38 left, the home crowd roaring and his team's season on the line. He never thought twice about losing. "Never a doubt — No. 9 is with us," Nacau said with a wide smile in reference to the team's 37-year-old All-Pro quarterback, Matthew Stafford.

5 days ago in Sports

Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers

Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown. His latest clutch throw propelled the Chicago Bears to yet another improbable comeback win and kept their breakout season going for at least another round of the postseason.

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Purdy, 49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with 23-19 win in wild-card game

Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from Jennings to McCaffrey, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.

5 days ago in National

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.

5 days ago in Entertainment

‘Hamnet’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ take top honors at Golden Globes

Paul Thomas Anderson's ragtag revolutionary saga "One Battle After Another" took top honors at Sunday's 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama "Hamnet" pulled off an upset over "Sinners" to win best film, drama.

5 days ago in Entertainment

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops box office for fourth straight week with newcomer ‘Primate’ second

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" kept on smoldering at the box office, taking the top spot for a fourth straight week on a relatively quiet weekend as the January doldrums began setting in for the industry.

5 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78.

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Harmon preps for new Senate year

State budget has been an all-Democrat show.

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Illinois State Police investigate shooting involving Springfield Police officer

ISP: Four people were in a vehicle stopped by Springfield Police, and all four exited with guns in their possession.

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Bills join Bears and Rams in advancing to divisional round with comeback wins in NFL playoffs

On Saturday, the NFL playoffs kicked off with two wacky games.

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Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards to miss the rest of the season with leg injury

Edwards went down early in the second quarter after his left foot got caught up with the leg of Packers receiver Christian Watson and bent awkwardly.

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Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers

The NFC North champion Bears (12-6) extended their resurgent first season under coach Ben Johnson with their seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory.

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All-Star 3B Alex Bregman agrees to a $175 million, 5-year contract with the Cubs, AP sources say

The contract includes a no-trade provision allowing Bregman to block deals without his consent.