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

Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki has a minor knee ligament strain and be will evaluated further, manager says

Suzuki got hurt in Japan’s 8-5 loss to Venezuela in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal Saturday night in Miami.

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

Comptroller sees special portrait she commissioned from Springfield business

The painting also includes monarch butterflies, and several of Mendoza's favorite and lucky numbers.

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

Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation

As an associate at an Edwardsville law firm, he represented Epstein in a 2013 debt collection matter.

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

White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil set for Tommy John surgery after leaving spring start

The club estimated the recovery time at 12-18 months.

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

‘The epitome of providing the information that farmers need’: Farm broadcaster remembers Orion Samuelson

Orion Samuelson, 1934-2026

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

Mendoza honors trailblazing firefighter

Chanel Jackson is SFD's first Black woman.

2 weeks ago in National

Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.

2 weeks ago in National

What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his Republican Party in November.

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

IL bill could allow people to install plug-in solar panels

Plug-in solar would directly supply power to household appliances and lower the amount of electricity customers have to purchase from utility companies. 

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

New store connects community with local farmers and producers

The store carries a wide variety of items. Products include beef, pork, chicken, cheese and eggs.

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

NWS: 6 tornadoes hit central Illinois, including EF-1 in Nokomis

NWS Lincoln shared that the complete data for the tornado was still being finalized. 

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

Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals

Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.

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Sports betting tax becomes battleground between Chicago and state lawmakers

Chicago’s hefty new 10.25% tax on sports betting is creating backlash in Springfield and prompting a legal battle.

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Seiya Suzuki back at spring training with Cubs after injuring knee in World Baseball Classic

Mesa, AZ (AP) – Seiya Suzuki was back at spring training with the Chicago Cubs on Monday and went for…

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

Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements

The retirement of longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat, has triggered a competitive campaign, drawing as candidates two sitting House members and the lieutenant governor, among others.

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

Springfield City Council OK’s armored vehicle purchase

The vote was 7-2, with one alderman absent.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

2 weeks ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

2 weeks ago in Entertainment

Burgers, cocktails, sparkly new duds: Oscar winners, losers and guests hit the after-parties

For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette. Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning.

2 weeks ago in World

Island-wide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis

Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble.