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Major Movie Theater Chain Announces It'll Be Adding More Commercials Before Movies

Donald Trump · United States

Major Movie Theater Chain Announces It'll Be Adding More Commercials Before Movies

88% Center coverage: 25 sources

Moviegoers can expect to have a longer pre-movie show starting next month at one major theater chain.See the Story

IL Democrats Listed In Documents Of Accused Political Assassin

IL Democrats Listed In Documents Of Accused Political Assassin

75% Center coverage: 8 sources

IL Dems Named In Documents By Minnesota Shooting Suspect - Arlington Heights, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8th) and State Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) were included in notes collected by police.See the Story

Lawsuit claims 10-year-old special needs child was raped on Taylorville school bus

Title IX · Taylorville

Lawsuit claims 10-year-old special needs child was raped on Taylorville school bus

Coverage: 6 sources

Chicago-based Disparti Law held a press conference in Springfield with the parents of the child Tuesday, announcing the lawsuit against Taylorville CUSD #3 and Durham Bus Services.See the Story

IHSA State Baseball Playoffs: Updates, Scores for Class 3A, 4A Finals in Joliet

75% Left coverage: 4 sources

Every score from the 2025 IHSA Class 3A and 4A baseball state finals at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet.Baseball See the Story

Mascot Ban Stalls as Native-Backed Land Conservation Bill Advances

89% Center coverage: 9 sources

Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Native Americans will make its way to the governor.Native American See the Story

Pritzker Threatens to Veto Any Budget Containing ‘Broad-Based’ Tax Increase

65% Center coverage: 17 sources

Gov. JB Pritzker said he would specifically veto any budget that includes tax increases on individuals, corporations or the sales taxJB Pritzker · Springfield See the Story

Aiken High School names Sean Davis as boys basketball coach

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Aiken High School named Sean Davis on Friday night as its boys basketball coach.Davis, an Aiken assistant coach the past three seasons, succeeds former Falcons head coach Derrell Black, who retired in late March from coaching high school basketball a week after leading Aiken to the Division III state final.The 21-year-old plans to meet the teams in an official capacity on Monday.I got to hit the ground running, Davis said. Im really excited.Davi…Basketball · Ohio See the Story

Kennedy launches US autism project using Medicare and Medicaid data

62% Center coverage: 199 sources

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United States See the Story

Gillespie rallies past Staunton, plus other top softball performers around Springfield

Coverage: 2 sources

This is a daily list of top performers for high school softball in the Springfield area for May 5-10, including Gillespie's Macie Wright and Ava Rakers.See the Story

New York cardinal takes Trump to task over AI pope image: ‘Wasn’t good’

39% Left coverage: 77 sources

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan disapproved of President Trump’s Truth Social post containing an AI image of himself as a pontiff. It was posted not two weeks after the death of Pope Francis and just days before cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Catholic leader. Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency

61% Center coverage: 77 sources

The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday.Accident · Illinois See the Story

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