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

Judge: No early out for Grayson

Ex-cop who killed Sonya Massey will appeal.

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

IL House GOP continues to talk property taxes

Rep Ugaste: Mega project bill shows Gov. Pritzker, legislative Dems are starting to catch on.

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

UIUC postpones finals and assignments amid widespread Canvas cybersecurity breach

University among thousands affected as vendor investigates data exposure impacting student access to coursework.

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

Senate advances bill to expel students who commit sexual violence at school

Bill filed after Taylorville student was assaulted on bus.

4 weeks ago in Crime, Education, IL State News, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Carterville assistant football coach arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges

The charges stem from a tip the FBI received nearly 18 months ago.

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

Conspiracy charge dismissed for ‘Broadview 6’ as other ICE protesters sue over post-arrest DNA collection

Defense continues push to see grand jury transcripts before trial on remaining charges.

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

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd has surgery on knee that he injured playing with his kids

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he expected Boyd to miss about six weeks.

4 weeks ago in Business, IL State News, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories

Big Ten reports $1.47B in revenue for 2024-25, average $79.9M full-share payouts to member schools

The league reported roughly $1.47 billion in total revenue in its federal tax filing for the term running from July 2024 to June 2025, which covered the first year of westward expansion that brought in UCLA, USC, Washington and Oregon from the Pac-12.

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

Two arrests in August homicide

The victim was Ayden Paige, 18, Rochester.

4 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Entertainment, Farm, Food Scene, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Ribbon Cutting kicks off the 2026 Illinois Product Farmers Market Thursday night

The Illinois Product Farmers Market officially opened its 2026 season Thursday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander each score 22 as Thunder take 2-0 lead over Lakers in West semis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't scoring the way he usually does, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are still winning the way they normally do.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Blake Lively’s lawyers fuel feud with claim of victory after ‘It Ends With Us’ settlement

The bitter public feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni may outlive their court fight after all. Three days after announcing a settlement of the lawsuit brought by Lively over the 2024 film "It Ends With Us," her lawyers put out a statement Thursday calling the deal a "resounding victory."

4 weeks ago in World

Man charged with harassing former Prince Andrew near his home

A man has been charged with harassing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after reports the former Prince Andrew was threatened by a masked man while walking dogs near his home.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Cade Cunningham has 25 points and 10 assists to lift Pistons past Cavs 107-97 for a 2-0 lead

Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work.

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

UIS navigates Canvas outage

Await official word before logging in.

4 weeks ago in Food Scene, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Stamp Out Hunger food drive returns to central Illinois this weekend

Letter Carriers will be hosting their annual “Stamp out Hunger” Food Drive  this Saturday.

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

Honor how they lived, not how they died: police memorial organizer

Two officers in Illinois were killed in the line of duty in 2025.

4 weeks ago in National

US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more.

4 weeks ago in Sports, Trending

March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form.