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

Springfield Head Start is celebrating 60 years

The 60th birthday celebration will be held at the Kidzeum of Health and Science.

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured in the Illinois Senate on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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

Elections board deadlocks on $10M fine for Senate President Don Harmon

Split vote creates confusion as board postpones action for another month.

A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

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

Trump agrees to extend judge’s block on deploying National Guard as Supreme Court weighs case

Unclear when high court might rule on administration’s plea for intervention.

ICE agents

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

Takeaways from AP report on a Chicago raid that signals a major escalation of immigration crackdown

The immense show of force signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and amplified tensions in a city already on edge.

Chicago

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

In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

The apartments of dozens of other U.S. citizens were also targeted, residents said, and at least a half-dozen Americans were held for hours.

7 days ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Clinton man killed in one-car crash

Victim is Thomas Lobano, 29.

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

Sean Grayson Trial: Day 2 Blog

Check back here for live blog coverage of day 2 of the trial.

1 week ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven't sprouted at a rate that makes up for the losses, the report from Northwestern University said.

Jeanette Mancusi holds a American flag with the writing outside an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

Kyle Harvick, deputy incident commander with CBP, said Border Patrol agents who are part of Operation Midway Blitz have cameras. He said 201 are in the Chicago area.

People could be seen rallying near Main and Jefferson Streets in Peoria Monday morning, from a second floor window of the Peoria County Courthouse. Seen are only part of those who showed up.

1 week ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories

Jury selection complete in Sean Grayson murder trial; opening statements Wednesday

With 12 jurors and 3 alternates picked Monday, motions will be the focus of Tuesday's court proceedings.

Springfield Police Department shield

1 week ago in Local

3 arrested for 1 bank robbery, suspect wanted for another

Suspects in the Saturday robbery are in custody. No suspect identified yet in an October 9th bank robbery.

1 week ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

1 week ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

1 week ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The wrecking ball continues demolition of a smokestack at the former Pillsbury Plant.

1 week ago in Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Pillsbury plant demolition progresses

The long-awaited demolition of the Pillsbury Plant is in full swing.

1 week ago in World

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

1 week ago in Lifestyle

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

A classic home

1 week ago in History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories

Counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois

Stacker ranked the counties with the most pre-war homes in Illinois using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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13 hours ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Music, National

Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83

Jack DeJohnette

The Chicago-born DeJohnette began his musical life as a classical pianist, starting training at age 4, before taking up the drums with his high school band.

15 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Yeah, boyeeee’: Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the U.S. bobsled and skeleton program: a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, a founding member of Public Enemy, a reality show star and now, an aspiring slider.

17 hours ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Local

Mr. T, Hall of Famer

Illinois Broadcasters Association inducts "A-Team" star.

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

For Demi Lovato, ‘It’s Not That Deep.’ Her new pop era, album and tour are reasons to celebrate

On her ninth studio album, Demi Lovato has had a revelation: "It's Not That Deep." It's the title of her energetic dance-pop record, and a celebration of life's joys and messiness — all of which appear across its 11 tracks.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

‘Chainsaw Man’ anime film topples Springsteen biopic and ‘Black Phone 2’ at the box office

A big-screen adaptation of the popular anime "Chainsaw Man" has beaten out a biopic about the Boss and the horror sequel "Black Phone 2" to top the North American box office.