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8 hours ago in IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

The White Sox and Rays — 2 division leaders — also had the top 2 picks in baseball’s draft

Here are a few teams that actually reached 90 wins the same year they had the top pick.

"The Fountain on 66" is now closed.

11 hours ago in Business, Food Scene, Local, Route 66 100th Anniversary Guide, ZZZ App Top Stories

‘The Fountain’ runs dry: Restaurant on Route 66 closes after less than a year

The Springfield Business Journal reports the restaurant known as "The Fountain" on 9th Street is now closed, after just a year in operation.

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12 hours ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

UPDATE: Family targeted in mass shooting that left 5 dead in Illinois, police say

Suspects are 15 and 16 years old.

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Massey family: Grayson shouldn’t get out of prison, despite cancer

Sonya's cousin Sontae tells the WTAX Morning Newswatch Grayson needs to do the time, since he did the crime.

Black Lives Matter Springfield hosted a "brake light parade" Saturday, July 11.

13 hours ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Black Lives Matter Springfield celebrates 10-year anniversary with block party

Black Lives Matter partnered with the Institute for Justice to educate the community on qualified immunity. 

An Ameren Illinois meter. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jennifer Fuller)

14 hours ago in Business, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Pritzker signs legislation for energy bill transparency, utility discount program

The laws expand eligibility requirements for low-income energy assistance and require new reporting on bill charges.

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1 day ago in IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Coldest Julys in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Julys in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

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

ISP: Barricaded suspect found dead after 12-hour standoff

The standoff ended around 1 a.m. Saturday.

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Memorial Health receives national honor for nursing excellence

The designation recognizes hospitals that demonstrate outstanding patient care, nursing leadership and professional practice.

Residents fill the Sangamon County Board room Tuesday, Feb. 11, with many opposed to a proposed data center in the county.

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

Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns

More than 1,500 data centers are in development nationwide, according to PRC.

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

Homeowner, auto insurance reform bills arrive on Pritzker’s desk

The Illinois Insurance Association told WAND News this change could cause homeowner insurance premiums to increase up to 20% or $230.

Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters, right, slides safely into third base for an RBI triple while Athletics third baseman Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, center, catches the throw during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

2 days ago in IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Justin Wrobleski becomes 6th Dodgers All-Star, White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters also added

Peters joins White Sox teammates Miguel Vargas and Munetaka Murakami on the All-Star roster

UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago White Sox during the 2026 MLB Draft shown on the scoreboard before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Athletics Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)

2 days ago in IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

How do you say Cholowsky? White Sox hope No. 1 pick in the draft spells sure thing in Chicago

Cholowsky burst into tears at a draft party far from the Philadelphia site of the draft.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Brandon Eisert throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, June 29, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

3 days ago in IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Pirates acquire Brandon Eisert, Jacob Gonzalez from White Sox in a trade that includes a draft pick

The draft selection is No. 34 overall.

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Springfield celebrates 60 years of YMCA youth soccer

"It really started as a vision — a place for kids to come and learn about the game, hopefully fall in love with the game, learn about being a good teammate and how to win graciously and lose graciously," Sowle said.

Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, speaks on the House floor on May 21, 2026. Ammons will be the subject of an investigating committee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

3 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment

Republican petition triggers special committee.

3 days ago in IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Murakami rejoins White Sox on same day he is named to AL All-Star team

“I just want to appreciate to every single player, staff and everybody in this organization to really support me through my rehabilitation process and I'm really glad to be back here with you guys,” Murakami said through an interpreter.

Collin Corbett, independent candidate for Illinois Governor, speaks July 10, 2026 on the WTAX Morning Newswatch.

3 days ago in Business, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Corbett: The two-party system no longer works, and I’m running for Governor

Helping people, Corbett says, is why he is running. 

Springfield Municipal Center East

3 days ago in Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

City adds Memorial Behavioral Health responders to some fire emergency calls

Crews were already a part of a number of police calls.

Man in a navy jacket speaks to reporters outside a medical clinic, microphones in front labeled Capitol City Now.

3 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling

The majority opinion also pushes back on claims made by the plaintiffs that semiautomatic weapons are not at fault for mass shootings.

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Charles hosted Prince Harry and family for first time in years as they try to repair a family rift

King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago.

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New ‘Little House’ series explores complicated history but keeps heart, community at the center

It's a story with covered wagons and one room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the "Little House on the Prairie" remake for Netflix still speaks to today's American dream.

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Behind Christopher Nolan’s 6-country epic undertaking to bring ‘The Odyssey’ to the big screen

Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It's almost a calling. With every film, he's pushed himself and the medium further — playing with form, storytelling, visuals and audience expectations to create lasting cinematic spectacles.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music

Muni stages regional premiere of ‘The Prince of Egypt’

"The Prince of Egypt" by The Muni

Assistant director Elijah Sadler said audiences familiar with the movie will recognize many of its iconic songs and moments, while newcomers can expect a powerful theatrical experience.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.