After 16 seasons, two Olympic gold medals and three WNBA championships, Candace Parker announced her retirement from professional basketball on Sunday.
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Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue our conversation with poet Sara Henning on her just released book of poetry, "Burn," from SIU Press.
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Studies have raised health concerns in regular users of chemical hair straighteners.
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Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.
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The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront on Wednesday afternoon, painting pictures of future Super Bowls and other major public events while pinning their hopes on yet-to-be-had conversations with the governor and lawmakers.
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According to the Better Business Bureau, keeping your devices clean, organized, and secure helps ensure that important files are safe and accessible.
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According to a news release from coroner Tim Ruestman, Lisa Hofmann, 40, of Pekin was pronounced dead at the scene at 11 a.m. Tuesday. She had reportedly been struck by a forklift.
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This year’s exercises were less visible than 2023’s.
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The designation recognizes Ameren's dedication to proper urban forest management.
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The funding for the grants comes from a student Green Fee of about $10 per semester.
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The trooper was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Hamas has released a video showing two captives, one of them an American, as part of an effort to prove that the two men are still alive. It was the second video of a U.S. citizen released this week.
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The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.
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The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.
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The state currently bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That will drop to six weeks, with a few exceptions — a timetable that abortion rights advocates say is hard to meet
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Members of the Washington, D.C., school Arab students club say their rights were violated "because the school does not want their viewpoint ... to be heard."
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On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.