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

House reprimands Illinois congressman over succession plan, angering Democrats

Garcia announced he was not seeking reelection earlier this month just before the deadline to file paperwork for the seat. By then, his chief of staff was the only candidate who had submitted the needed paperwork.

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Council votes down landlord registry referendum

One Yes vote short of passage, some aldermen wanted a re-vote.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Man charged with murder in shooting of Oakland football coach and ‘Last Chance U’ star John Beam

A 27-year-old man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of celebrated former football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot in the head on the junior college campus in Oakland where he worked.

4 weeks ago in National

Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending

Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know

Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.

4 weeks ago in National

House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate

The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.

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Turner, Catholic Charities here to talk turkey

Insurers donate fifty birds to Breadline.

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Deja Voodoo and Lick Creek to rock Route 66 Motorheads for cancer research

A live music fundraiser event is coming soon to Route 66 Motorheads here in Springfield

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IDOT: ‘Winter weather – get it together’

IDOT urges drivers to prepare for snow and ice

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LLCC basketball Coach Chad Jones earns IBCA’s highest honor

LLCC Woman's Basketball Coach, Chad Jones, indicted into the ICBA's Hall of Fame for 2026

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Allegiant Airlines to begin flights from Bloomington, IL to Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

Americas top rated budget friendly airline to begin new flights in the upcoming year

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

Vandalia man arrested on murder charge

43-year-old man recently arrested in connection to a sexual assault and murder investigation

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Illinois Secretary of State rolls out digital ID

It's secure, it's convenient, and it foils fake ID's.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music

A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family’s vault

It's been 30 years since the singer known simply as Selena was killed at 23 — and those who love her are working hard to ensure her legacy endures for decades to come.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

New coin honors Freddie Mercury and his 4-octave range

Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Alcaraz withdraws from Davis Cup Finals because of hamstring injury

Carlos Alcaraz will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain. The top-ranked Alcaraz said he's heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy because of a hamstring injury on Tuesday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Cowboys honor Kneeland, then get 4 TD passes from Prescott in 33-16 win over Raiders

The Cowboys spent 11 days mourning defensive end Marshawn Kneeland before taking the field Monday night. Dallas then paid tribute to Kneeland by dominating the spiraling Raiders for 60 minutes.

4 weeks ago in Entertainment

Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.

4 weeks ago in National

Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.

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

Tax levy time for District 186

D-186 board will vote Dec. 1 on a $129.4M proposal.