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17 hours ago

Springfield’s ALPLM receives letter written by Lincoln’s wife regarding Tad and geography

The letter is dated April 17, 1868, three years after Abe Lincoln's death.

18 hours ago

WPBL leaves athletic training up to UIS program

"I've seen phenomenal baseball," Weuve said.

18 hours ago

IL Beef executive: Don’t get too excited about tariff rollback

"The corporate entities that are behind the processing of the beef that then sets the price at the grocery store."

21 hours ago

Study: IL tariffs amount to $3,300 per household

No magic bullet, opposite seems to be true, says National Taxpayers Union Foundation.

22 hours ago

Pritzker pledges to stay on ‘Team Fight’ as he asks Illinois voters for 3rd term

Governor declines to say when he will make presidential decision.

22 hours ago

White Sox make a late push, adding veteran bats Tommy Pham and Jake Cave

The 38-year-old Pham signed with the Phillies in June and hit .250 with three homers and 25 RBIs at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

2 days ago

More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed at least 2 people, others missing

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

2 days ago

Blackhawks agree to 2-year contract with defenseman Kevin Korchinski

Chicago announced the deal with the restricted free agent on Saturday.

2 days ago

Atlanta Falcons add DT Gervon Dexter in a trade with the Chicago Bears

The Falcons are sending cornerback Clark Phillips and a fifth-round pick to the Bears for Dexter, who had a career-high six sacks in 17 games last season.

2 days ago

Trump says he’ll be at the Presidents Cup at Medinah as the honorary chairman

The Presidents Cup began in 1994 to include international players from non-European countries who were not eligible for the more famed Ryder Cup.

4 days ago

Titans coach calls hit by Bears safety Xavier Woods on Wan’Dale Robinson in joint practice ‘cheap’

The coach also said Robinson was being evaluated for a concussion after the hit.

4 days ago

Matt Shaw returns to the Cubs after a two-month stint on the injured list

Chicago, IL (AP) – The Chicago Cubs received a boost Friday morning ahead of a crucial homestand against divisional rivals…

4 days ago

Big Ten will release 4 player availability reports per week for games matching conference teams

Schools will submit availability reports beginning three days before a contest and concluding with a gameday report. For a Saturday game, reports would be due by 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and two hours before the scheduled kickoff on Saturday.

4 days ago

Natasha Cloud dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom as Sky ban him from home games

“I won’t be talking about anything that happened with an irrelevant person,” Cloud said.

4 days ago

Pete Crow-Armstrong continues NL MVP push with 3 more homers for Chicago Cubs

It was Crow-Armstrong's fifth multihomer game of the season and No. 11 for his career.

5 days ago

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific Ocean as Dolly churns in the Atlantic

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

5 days ago

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.

5 days ago

New Illinois law establishes rules for electric bikes, scooters

Lawmakers express safety concerns over lack of regulations.

6 days ago

Illinois to receive up to $768M in Meta settlement over teen social media addiction

Attorney General Kwame Raoul one of many state AGs who investigated, sued Meta.

6 days ago

Chicago officials raised concerns about South Chicago Chapel nearly a year before discovery of 56 decomposing bodies, records show

A City Council member’s office complained to city officials twice in one week that residents were griping about odors from the business.

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