A look inside new Obama museum ahead of its Juneteenth official opening
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on…
Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports
Article Summary Democrats largely joined together to support the Fiscal Year 2027 budget as Republicans warned the plan…
Hail Mary effort to keep Bears in Illinois centers around local stadium authority
SPRINGFIELD – In a last-minute bid to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois, lawmakers are calling an audible.…
Bears bombshell: City back in mix; team has met ‘repeatedly’ with Chicago over ‘several months’
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Bill Cunningham stepped out of a two-hour private Democratic caucus meeting and delivered a…
Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday…
Two deputies & suspect killed in manhunt
A manhunt in Christian County, Missouri, has ended with the deaths of two sheriff’s deputies and the suspected…
Mass. weather: Nor’easter set to blast state with 2 feet of snow, extreme winds, flood conditions
Massachusetts residents are bracing for a massive nor’easter storm that is set to slam the state on Sunday,…
City officials say there is ‘no credible threat’ after ‘safety concerns’ shut down public buildings – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
SPRINGFIELD — UPDATE @ 1:01 p.m.: Streets in Downtown Springfield have reopened after being blocked due to ‘safety…
Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for…
State preparing for epic snowstorm as forecasts call for 2 feet of snow, sub-zero temps
Massachusetts is about to be plunged into its coldest weekend of the winter, then hit by the biggest…
83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A jury convicted an 83-year-old Ohio man of murder in the shooting of an…
5 maps reveal how hard Tuesday’s snowstorm could hit Massachusetts
Forecasters predict a major snowstorm is on track to hit Massachusetts on Tuesday, with the chance for more…