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

Second “Move Over” crash for ISP in 2026

The crash happened on I-88 near Rock Falls.

United Center employees clean the court during a delay before an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat in Chicago, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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

Heat-Bulls game at the United Center postponed due to condensation on the court

Despite efforts by the United Center staff — including shuffling across the floor with thick towels on their feet — “we just couldn’t guarantee a safe on-court experience,” Wright said.

REEL USA plans on opening a plant in Springfield.

6 days ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Crane manufacturer coming to Springfield

REEL USA will employ up to 100 people at its first U.S. manufacturing facility.

Yvette Lyles points to the spot on her wall reached by floodwaters in Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

6 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump

Hundreds of millions in grants and loans promised by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and former President Joe Biden's administration to address racial and economic disparities have been canceled or targeted for elimination under President Donald Trump.

Water flows near homes in flood-prone Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

6 days ago in Agriculture, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Takeaways from AP reporting on Trump administration cuts affecting US water systems

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and former President Joe Biden's administration promised hundreds of millions of dollars to address the problem, but much of that has been undone in President Donald Trump's return to office.

FILE = The Health and Human Services seal is seen before the news conference of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

6 days ago in Education, Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

What to know about restrictions on state use of money for child care and other social services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it has frozen money for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York in the Child Care and Development Fund.

Flu

6 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Flu cases keep surging in IL with peak still ahead

Jennings also said we haven't reached the peak of flu season yet.

6 days ago in Entertainment

Sarah Jessica Parker gets Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award and Helen Mirren gets DeMille prize

Matthew Broderick presented his wife of nearly 30 years Sarah Jessica Parker with the Golden Globes'Carol Burnett Award for a life of achievement in television at Golden Eve, a ceremony that also added Helen Mirren to the list of legends that have won the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

6 days ago in Sports

Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game

Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.

6 days ago in Sports

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.

6 days ago in Sports

Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’

Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.

6 days ago in Entertainment

David Bowie’s childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year

David Bowie's bedroom could soon be London's newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock 'n' roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public.

6 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem poses with Illinois Republicans during a May 2025 visit to Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jade Aubrey)

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

After fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Illinois Democrats seek Kristi Noem’s impeachment

Kelly’s impeachment push is likely symbolic at this point due to Democrats’ minority status in the U.S. House.

An industrial-scale battery storage facility at G&W Electric in Bolingbrook, which was installed in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)

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

Pritzker signs major energy reform bill amid projected shortages

Environmental, labor and consumer rights activists celebrate passage.

7 days ago in World

Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump’s call for a ‘takeover’

Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump's call for a "takeover" of the strategic Arctic island.

7 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

7 days ago in Sports

Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future

Mike McDaniel has run out of luster in Miami. The Dolphins fired the dry-witted, wunderkind coach who they once viewed as the future of the franchise on Thursday, ending his four-year tenure that was defined by soaring — and unfulfilled — expectations.

7 days ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

U of I President to step down in 2027

University of Illinois Systems President, Tim Killeen, to step down in 2027

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