4 weeks ago in Olympics, Sports

Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan–Cortina Games

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The torch relay is already underway and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Add expectant father to Allen’s list of achievements in Buffalo, after Steinfeld announces pregnancy

Marriage, fatherhood and an NFL MVP honor were the furthest things on Josh Allen's mind when he arrived in Buffalo as a raw but promising quarterback prospect in April 2018.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica

The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. And the crowd filing into a gymnasium in Jamaica's capital largely obliged as they honored reggae giant Jimmy Cliff.

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

Report cards may look different as District 186 shifts from traditional grading scale

Every elementary school in District 186 follows standards-based grading. The district said the system aims to give a better depiction of how students are performing academically.

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

Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

Bishop Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative figure in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.

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

Bears mull move to Indiana with effort to secure public funding for stadium in Illinois stalled

Warren did not say where in Northwest Indiana the Bears would look to move.

4 weeks ago in National

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.

4 weeks ago in Lifestyle

Teen drug use remains low, but survey finds small rise in heroin and cocaine use

Teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, according to national survey results released Wednesday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes begins rehab after knee surgery with eye on Week 1 return in 2026

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has begun rehab following surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and the team is optimistic the two-time MVP could be back early next season — perhaps even by the time Kansas City plays Week 1.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Dolphins benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, AP source says

The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers, a person with knowledge of the quarterback change told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

In a seismic shift for one of television's marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.

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

Two arrested for business burglary, sheriff says they’ve been arrested before

The two may be linked to other burglaries, officials said.

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

Taylorville man charged in domestic stabbing incident

Jacob Gray, 19, allegedly stabbed someone Sunday.

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

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

They are now among the most prominent critics of this deal.

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

Powerball jackpot surges to $1.25 billion ahead of Wednesday drawing

The Springfield Hy-Vee produced a $200,000 winning ticket in Monday's drawing.

4 weeks ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Alderwoman discusses registry referendum recusal

Different lawyers and different opinions are behind recusal, says Purchase.

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

Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump’s crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker complained that he was not given notice that Bovino and additional Border Patrol agents were returning to the Chicago area on Tuesday. And he said he doesn’t know how long they’ll stay.

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

Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in grocery store robbery, carjacking

November 19 robbery at All Star Grocery in Springfield.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Christine Baranski narrates ‘A Christmas Carol’ before returning for new ‘The Gilded Age’ season

Christine Baranski agreed to narrate a music-and-spoken word version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" last December at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, which owns the original manuscript of the 1843 classic. A recording was made last June at the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and released Dec. 4 on the LSO Live label.