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8 hours ago in IL State News
Illinois Freedom Caucus Files Articles of Impeachment Against Governor Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Our news partners at WAND-TV report the Illinois House Freedom Caucus has filed articles…
9 hours ago in Sports
Commanders’ Wise is out for the season and team believes Ekeler tore his Achilles, AP source says
Washington Commanders defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. will miss the rest of the season after having quadriceps surgery, and the team believes running back Austin Ekeler tore his right Achilles tendon in a loss to the Green Bay Packers but is awaiting tests to confirm the severity of that injury, a person with knowledge of the situations told The Associated Press on Friday.
9 hours ago in Entertainment
Ego Nwodim leaves ‘Saturday Night Live,’ which adds 5 new cast members
Ego Nwodim is the latest — and perhaps last — high-profile departure from "Saturday Night Live," as the long-running sketch show has seen a cast shakeup ahead of its 51st season.
9 hours ago in National
Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities
President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
9 hours ago in National
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say
A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.
9 hours ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Rulings made for, and against, the defense ahead of start of Grayson murder trial
A judge ruled Grayson's previous work history can't be entered into evidence, but also that an alleged history of aggression by Sonya Massey can't be introduced either.
13 hours ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Two Powerball tickets sold in Illinois win $1 million each in $1.787 billion jackpot drawing
Other Illinoisans also won money during the drawing.
14 hours ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
GOP ’26: Ted’s in the race
Dabrowski says Illinoisans have "Pritzker fatigue" and should turn to "a Polish guy who speaks pretty good Spanish."
14 hours ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns
Trump said he “would have preferred going to Chicago,” where local politicians have fiercely resisted his plans, but he suggested it was a “hostile” place with “professional agitators.”
16 hours ago in Sports
Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft lead the way in Packers’ 27-18 victory over Commanders
Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers have delivered a strong opening statement to the rest of the NFL. It helps that he's not facing the kind of pass rush that his teammates are bringing to opposing quarterbacks.
16 hours ago in Sports
WNBA playoffs: New York aims to repeat, Minnesota seeks redemption, Clark sidelined
The WNBA playoffs are set to begin Sunday with New York looking to become the fourth team to repeat as champions and Minnesota trying to avenge last season's heartbreaking loss in the Finals.
16 hours ago in Entertainment
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press.
16 hours ago in National
The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.
15 hours ago in IL State News, Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories
Bears, hemp on JB’s mind
"It is a shame on legislators and on this state that we are not already doing something about" regulating intoxicating hemp, Pritzker said.
17 hours ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say
Charlie Kirk is a native of Illinois.
1 day ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
More local colleges report record enrollments
Illinois College and Millikin University join the list of schools throughout Central Illinois seeing record-topping enrollment after the 10th day of classes.
1 day ago in Education, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
A day of horror is now a day of service
Students and staff at UIS spent Sept. 11 assembling care packages for the troops.
1 day ago in Crime, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Taylorville man sentenced on 2024 child porn charges
Jeffrey Dyer has been sent to prison for 14 years.
1 day ago in Business, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Another family comes forward with remains from funeral home that are misidentified
The remains were from Heinz Funeral Home, which allegedly misidentified as many as 800 sets of remains.
2 days ago in Local, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories
Cardinals Hall of Famer to visit Springfield for stadium fundraiser
Proceeds will help pay for needed stadium improvements.
