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Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Girls Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

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Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Boys Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

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Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94

A pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending of dropping to his knees, Hall backstopped Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 1961.

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IL Department of Early Childhood to officially launch this summer

Recommendations to consolidate early childhood programs into one state agency first surfaced five years ago.

4 weeks ago

Springfield man arrested for DUI crash injuring police officer

According to a police report, witnesses said Albert Nacteta-Ngandjui ran a red light, hitting an officer in the squad car. 

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Names of a mother and daughter killed in a vehicle crash released

A 37-year-old Riverton woman and her 8-year-old daughter are the victims

4 weeks ago

LLCC launches Professional Development Institute

Lincoln Land Community College now offers a variety of professional development programs.

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New Illinois law protects workers who document violence using work devices

Amendment to VESSA ensures employees cannot be disciplined for recording evidence of abuse on employer-provided technology.

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Illinois mother wins $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot

Winner says Christmas Day drawing brought an unexpected start-of-year blessing.

4 weeks ago

Williamsville-Sherman School Board president resigns; search begins for replacement

No reason was given for Matt Seman's resignation.

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Illinois House speaker calls Bears stadium ask ‘insensitive’ amid budget pressures

Franchise threatened to move to Indiana if Illinois lawmakers don’t lend a hand.

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UPDATED: Peoples Gas files $202 million rate increase request with Illinois regulatory body

Consumer advocates call the request ‘unconscionable’ and vow to fight it.

4 weeks ago

Chicago Bears look for better start against the Green Bay Packers in prime-time playoff opener

Chicago (11-6) fell way short of a complete game on Sunday. Playing for postseason positioning, the Bears flopped against a Detroit Lions team that had dropped out of contention with a three-game slide.

4 weeks ago

Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Five states — California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — are targeted, and the HHS said they had been notified.

4 weeks ago

Alderman: Cannabis grant distribution is unfair

Gregory proposes "1908 Race Riot Repair Commission."

4 weeks ago

Miss Capital City is looking to become Miss Illinois

McKenna Vereeke wants to be Miss Illinois and also a psychiatrist.

4 weeks ago

Raoul, Kelly, Kinzinger discuss January 6

The U.S. House convened a discussion on the fifth anniversary of the Capitol insurrection.

4 weeks ago

New year, new option: Exploring endoscopic weight loss procedures

Patients with a BMI between 30 and 50 are generally good candidates, especially those who are active, motivated and seeking more than medication but not ready for traditional surgery.

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With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners

It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonald's is embracing the trend this Valentine's Day with a limited-time McNugget Caviar kit. The free kit, which will be available on McNuggetCaviar.com on Feb. 10, pairs a one-ounce tin of Paramount's Siberian sturgeon caviar with a $25 McDonald's gift card to buy McNuggets.

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‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie asks for prayers to help bring her missing mom home

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers to help bring home her 84-year-old mother, whom authorities in Arizona believe was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

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Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album

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2 days ago in National, Trending

Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.