1 week ago in IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data

National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents

Details about the operation are scant, but President Donald Trump has amped up the rhetoric about crime in the nation’s third-largest city, saying an immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment are planned despite the objections of local leaders and a federal court ruling that a similar deployment in Los Angeles was illegal.

1 week ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Cook hired as UIS Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development

Lisa Cook, a native of the Peoria area, came to UIS from Bradley University in Peoria.

1 week ago in Entertainment, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Christian singer TobyMac to perform in Springfield

TobyMac will perform with Crowder and Jeremy Camp.

1 week ago in Agriculture, Entertainment, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

‘World Clydesdale Show’ to be at State Fairgrounds in October

"The WCS is a celebration of one of the most iconic and beloved horse breeds on the planet," said a news release.

1 week ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Woman shot in Decatur while attending vigil

The woman was attending a vigil for one of several Labor Day weekend shooting victims in Decatur.

1 week ago in Agriculture, Farm, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis

"Relief cuts" in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.

1 week ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Comedian Nate Bargatze to perform in Springfield in February

Nate Bargatze performs February 20, 2026.

1 week ago in World

Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open waters

Hurricane Lorena formed off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts for of the area, forecasters said Wednesday.

1 week ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

UPDATED: Ex-alderman responds Ex-mayor: Council should have listened to me on Wyndham

"With the now boarded-up Wyndham hotel and Starbucks," Langfelder said, "failing to take action in the past was shortsighted and in the long term harmful to downtown."

1 week ago in Entertainment

5 new cast members join ‘Saturday Night Live’ after high-profile departures

Five new cast members will join the upcoming season of "Saturday Night Live," NBC announced Tuesday on the heels of several high-profile departures.

1 week ago in Entertainment

Cardi B wins case filed by security guard who claimed rapper assaulted her

A jury gave Cardi B a quick and absolute victory Tuesday at a trial in the lawsuit of a security guard who alleged the rap star assaulted her at a doctor's office during her then-secret first pregnancy.

1 week ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Amazon ends a program that lets Prime members share free shipping perk with users outside household

Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don't have the same primary address.

1 week ago in Sports

Three ejected in Giants-Rockies game, delaying Rafael Devers’ 30th home run trot of season

Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland, along with San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman and shortstop Willy Adames, were ejected from Tuesday night's game following a benches-clearing incident that started after Devers hit a two-run homer in the first inning.

1 week ago in Sports

Carlos Alcaraz to face Novak Djokovic in the US Open semifinals. Jessica Pegula meets Sabalenka

Carlos Alcaraz finger-wagged the crowd, beat Jiri Lehecka to the net and cruised into the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Djokovic got past Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at night.

1 week ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

CORRECTED: District 186 projects $18M deficit this fiscal year without cuts; board and superintendent to ‘aggressively attack’ budget

Board members: consider cutting schools and programs, and getting input from district employees.

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

Governor charges racism in Trump deployment of National Guard

It's no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.

2 weeks ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

A new free resource will be available for entrepreneurs soon

The Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance is partnering with Dominic Watson and CAP 1908, to host their new Monthly Business and Community Sessions.

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

Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war

To kick off the promotion, McDonald’s will offer an $8 Big Mac meal or a $5 Sausage McMuffin meal for a limited time in most of the country.

2 weeks ago in Business, Food Scene, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Kraft Heinz undoes blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes

Kraft Heinz has no plans to change its current headquarter locations in Chicago and Pittsburgh.