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1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Williams’ BOS resolution falls short
Ald. Williams does not city to cede authority. Ald. Conley says it wouldn't.
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
UPDATED: Remap amendment passes committee
GOP says Dems are outdoing themselves in gerrymandering
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Compass For Kids is giving back
Brandy Stabler representing The Compass for Kids non-profit organization, was on the WTAX Morning NewsWatch discussing the organization.
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Slow down and put away distractions
This is Work Zone Safety Awareness Week.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list
Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.
1 week ago in Entertainment
South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.
1 week ago in National
Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails
Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to books, documentaries and conferences dedicated to the mind-altering substances. Now add one more business to the list: psychedelic retreats.
1 week ago in Sports
Victor Wembanyama is a unanimous selection as the NBA’s defensive player of the year
There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday as the league's top defensive player.
Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth
Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Ex-guv: Tax the rich!
Quinn wants voters to decide on a millionaire surcharge.
1 week ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Staff cuts worry union president
District 186 superintendent: Four teachers are being cut.
1 week ago in IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
IDNR to roll out new reservation/permit system May 1st
The current system will be offline April 27-30 but reservations will transfer to the new interface.
1 week ago in Sports, Trending
Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats
John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Trending
Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car
Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.
1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Recognizing National Library Week
Lana Shovlin of The Lincoln Library comes onto the WTAX Morning News Watch to discuss the importance and events of National Library Week.
1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
6 rodent races, 1 championship
Kayla Miller and Erica Romines representing the community childcare connection program discuss the upcoming RatTucky Derby.
1 week ago in Business, History, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Bid for Black history trail
"History across the Tracks" would be another local tourist attraction.
1 week ago in Business, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
New chief at IL Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Clayton comes from Illinois Realtors.
1 week ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Madigan author plans a second book
Ex-Tribune newsman Ray Long is Illinoisan of the Year.
