3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam … and whatever ‘6-7’ means

From the inexplicable to the familiar, here's our annual, highly selective journey down pop culture memory lane.

3 weeks ago in World

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’

Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a settlement.

3 weeks ago in National

Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, killed in campus shooting

A Brown University sophomore who was killed in an attack at the Rhode Island university was remembered Monday as "smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave," at a funeral in her home state of Alabama.

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

You can’t get that on a license plate

Watch the video here of Giannoulias showing you what's been banned.

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

Save-a-Lot Springfield location to close Christmas Eve

No reason was given for the closure.

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

Train partially derails in Christian County

Norfolk Southern told WAND News that three cars derailed, two of which were spilled grain.

3 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Divernon Fire Protection District receives grant for new equipment

Radio and other equipment will be upgraded.

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

Illinois Farm Bureau re-elects Phillip Nelson as President

Nelson explains the reasoning that farming is getting hard in this day and age.

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

Report outlines cuts to state EPA’s

Illinois is still hundreds of staffers below its high.

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

Town and Country plans may not be dead

Developer bought MacArthur Blvd. strip mall in 2022.

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

Someone will still want to be paid with a paper check

Comptroller says only about 80 percent of her office's payments are electronic.

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

Regulators strike millions from Ameren, ComEd electric rate hike requests

Consumer advocates say customers should not be on the hook for ‘wasteful’ spending by the utilities.

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

Bears stun Packers 22-16 with improbable rally as Williams finds Moore for winning score in OT

“This is a special group,” coach Ben Johnson said.

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

Illinois State beats Villanova 30-14 to advance to FCS title game against Montana State

The Redbirds (12-4) put an emphatic end to the Wildcats' 11-game win streak and will play Montana State in the title game on Jan. 5 in Nashville, Tenn.

4 weeks ago in Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Ways to keep your children healthy this flu season

Preventative measures, over the counter treatments, and keeping things clean could be your best bet against illness.

4 weeks ago in Education, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local

IDPH releases its first ever alcohol use report

Data has been collected by the Department of Public Health on the percentages of alcohol consumption in Illinois.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Los Angeles Angels settles lawsuit with family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement Friday in a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

Judge nixes conviction of one of two men found guilty of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there wasn't enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill the hip-hop luminary.

4 weeks ago in National

Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world's most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed.

4 weeks ago in Agriculture, Business, Education, Farm, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

LLCC agriculture professor honored

Bill Harmon was honored by the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education.