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More than 6,000 miles from their hometown, Japanese twin brothers Yamato and Takeru Onozaki have reunited in the Illinois Valley this summer to take the next...
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Many communities are celebrating America's 250th anniversary this Fourth of July with drone shows, live music and bigger and better fireworks displays.
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Dozens of residents from communities close to the Citgo Lemont Refinery attended an Illinois Pollution Control Board hearing Friday and objected to the compa...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act into law on Wednesday, which prevents abortion information from being shared with out-o...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Capitol News Illinois | ‘A legacy brand sunset’: Illinois radio stations reckon with CBS News Radio’s...
CBS News Radio went silent May 22, citing economic hardships, another in a string of bumpy and very public business decisions for the broadcast network. The...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Central Illinois Eagle Scout earns national recognition for saving a life
Lily Simon, an Eagle Scout, saved a drowning friend at a pool using lifesaving skills she had learned just days earlier in scout training at Camp Drake.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Illinois Voices 250 invites residents to record their stories for America's 250th
The state of Illinois wants to hear you tell your story to the world in honor of the nation
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers
The ruling centers on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, known as FIFRA, which governs how pesticides such as Roundup are registered and...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
ISU cross country opens at Fighting Illini Invitational
Indiana State begins its 2026 cross country season at the University of Illinois
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Southeastern Illinois Disaster Relief Fund supports Enduring Freedom Ministries' recovery efforts
EFFINGHAM — The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF) continues to provide assistance to communities impacted by the recent tornadoes through t...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Keaton Wagler’s whirlwind leap from only two Power Five offers to the Clippers as the No. 5 pick
Keaton Wagler's unexpected rise to the No. 5 pick in the NBA draft has his head spinning. The 19-year-old guard was introduced to Los Angeles Clippers fans a...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Illinois athletics generating record revenue amid record expenses
CHAMPAIGN (TNS) — The timing of Josh Whitman’s annual media roundtable in late June means financial numbers for the fiscal year are typically a week or t...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Time’s ticking down for Illinois high school basketball teams to get ready for the shot clock
Time’s ticking down for Illinois high school basketball teams to get ready for the shot clock
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Bringing Lincoln to life: How Randy Duncan keeps Lincoln's story walking
It started with a borrowed top hat. Twenty-five years later, Randy Duncan is one of Illinois’ most dedicated Abraham Lincoln portrayals.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Mother Nature putting area farmers to the test
With the variety of weather conditions plaguing Central Illinois, Mother Nature has left area farmers to deal with the aftermath of high winds, excessive rai...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Children's Museum and Richland team up for teaching kitchen
An artist's rendering of the proposed teaching kitchen to be built at the Children's Museum of Illinois shows a fully operational commercial kitchen that wil...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Central Illinois youths earn top honors at Illinois Junior Angus Association Field Day
Five McLean County residents were awarded earlier this month in the 2026 Illinois Junior Angus Association Field Day, held in Bloomington.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Central Illinois speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jun. 26, 2026
A better electrical grid would solve lots of problems: blackouts, high prices, power-starved data centers, wildfire ignition and even some national security...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
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Sparta is in Randolph County, Illinois.
Region: Southern Illinois
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Shaw Local
More than 6,000 miles from their hometown, Japanese twin brothers Yamato and Takeru Onozaki have reunited in the Illinois Valley this summer to take the next...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Many communities are celebrating America's 250th anniversary this Fourth of July with drone shows, live music and bigger and better fireworks displays.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Dozens of residents from communities close to the Citgo Lemont Refinery attended an Illinois Pollution Control Board hearing Friday and objected to the compa...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act into law on Wednesday, which prevents abortion information from being shared with out-o...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Capitol News Illinois | ‘A legacy brand sunset’: Illinois radio stations reckon with CBS News Radio’s...
CBS News Radio went silent May 22, citing economic hardships, another in a string of bumpy and very public business decisions for the broadcast network. The...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Central Illinois Eagle Scout earns national recognition for saving a life
Lily Simon, an Eagle Scout, saved a drowning friend at a pool using lifesaving skills she had learned just days earlier in scout training at Camp Drake.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Illinois Voices 250 invites residents to record their stories for America's 250th
The state of Illinois wants to hear you tell your story to the world in honor of the nation
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Supreme Court ruling simplifies pesticide labeling for Illinois farmers
The ruling centers on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, known as FIFRA, which governs how pesticides such as Roundup are registered and...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
ISU cross country opens at Fighting Illini Invitational
Indiana State begins its 2026 cross country season at the University of Illinois
Jun 27, 2026Open source
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