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6 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Stroke awareness highlighted during ‘American Stroke Month’
As part of American Stroke Month, officials at Springfield Memorial Hospital are encouraging people to learn the warning signs of a stroke and take steps to reduce their risk factors before a medical emergency happens.
1 day ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Lawmaker: IL is a leader in LGBTQ rights
A priority is to ban the use of tax dollars for conversion therapy.
2 days ago in National
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
2 days ago in World
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.
2 days ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.
2 days ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week, ZZZ App Top Stories
Meet Sadie — APL Cat of the Week
Gentle, curious, and sweet!
2 days ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week, ZZZ App Top Stories
Meet Boone — APL Dog of the Week
Boone "will quickly become your best buddy."
2 days ago in Business, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Bill regulating powerful AI models advances as advocates say it’s only the first step
The measure aims to increase transparency and safety protocols around ‘frontier’ AI.
2 days ago in Education, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates opening of new Owen Marsh Elementary School
Students, staff, community members and the Marsh family gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the new building, located next to the original school that has served the community for nearly 60 years.
2 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
‘Broadview 6’ trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
Stunning decision comes days before rare federal misdemeanor trial was set to begin.
2 days ago in Health & Wellness, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
Abortion advocates urge additional reproductive health support from Illinois
The call comes amid a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing access to telehealth medication abortions.
2 days ago in Crime, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
Judge rejects request for special prosecutor to investigate ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses
Ruling vindicates Eileen O’Neill Burke’s stance that state’s attorney lacks legal authority.
2 days ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
Lawmakers frustrated over delay in distribution of after-school program funds
$18 million was not released until April, and programs were given limited time to spend it.
2 days ago in Business, Education, IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
‘We will be left out and left behind’: Senate GOP urges action on school choice bills
Pressure arrives as Democratic New York governor says she’ll opt into federal tax credit.
2 days ago in Business, IL State News, Local, National, ZZZ App Top Stories
Deere: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
2 days ago in Business, IL State News, Local, National, Sports, ZZZ App Top Stories
Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
“The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal," the team said in a statement.
2 days ago in IL State News, Local, ZZZ App Top Stories
GOP: IL Dems don’t have a revenue problem …
... they have a spending problem.
2 days ago in Entertainment
The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.
