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

Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll

Getting closer to basketball tournament time!

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

Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll (FINAL POLL)

The last high school girls basketball poll of the season.

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

Children of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson honor his legacy as memorial services set for next week

Memorial services were set for next week, with two days of him lying in repose at the Chicago headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization he founded.

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

Deere: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

The results beat Wall Street expectations.

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

Severe weather may make quick trip through Springfield Thursday afternoon

Areas southeast of Springfield have the greatest threat.

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

Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in downtown Springfield burglaries

Daisy Jane's and Custom Cup were damaged on consecutive days.

2 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold

Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn't simply won a slalom race...

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Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance

Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy on Thursday as nuclear talks between the nations hung in the balance....

2 weeks ago in Music

U2’s new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events

U2 is returning with its first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, opening with a tribute to Renee Good...

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...

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A rare Paul McCartney and Wings trove heads to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this summer

A collection of Paul McCartney instruments, outfits, handwritten lyrics, unseen photos and tour memorabilia will be part of an exhibit at...

2 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

US defeats Sweden and Canada beats Czechia in OT to reach the semifinals at the Olympics

When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge...

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

Rochester schools approve $2.2m in cuts, plan to close grade school

22 positions and one elementary school are being cut.

2 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Moweaqua board makes budget cuts to avoid deficit

Even Mayor Shawn Conlin resigned after the executive session.

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Man dead after car-versus motorcycle crash in Springfield

The name of the victim hasn't been released.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Kyrie Irving won’t play this season for the Mavericks as he continues recovery from knee injury

Kyrie Irving won't play this season as the star guard for the Dallas Mavericks continues his recovery from a knee injury sustained almost a year ago. The nine-time All-Star and the team made the announcement Wednesday, two days before the Mavericks return from the All-Star break.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with that

If you're looking for someone to debate the new "Wuthering Heights" movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She's a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Brontë sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition of "Wuthering Heights."

2 weeks ago in National

Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers and are searching for one more who remains missing after an avalanche in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, authorities said Wednesday, making it the deadliest U.S. avalanche in nearly half a century.

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

UPDATE: Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies

The budget proposed by Pritzker on Wednesday largely maintains the status quo, and forgoes significant broad-based tax increases. 

2 weeks ago in Capitol City Now Experts, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Reaction to Governor’s State of the State and Budget address

Republicans pan the speech, while some groups like it.