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4 days ago in Sports
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
4 days ago in World
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz
Music recorded in 432 hertz (cycles per second) is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services, where users can find an increasing number of tracks and playlists employing the alternate tuning, everything from meditation soundscapes to reggae songs recorded by Ziggy Marley.
4 days ago in National
Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.
4 days ago in Sports
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Stojakovic returns to Illinois after withdrawing from NBA Draft
Illini wing gives Illinois another major boost heading into 2026-27 season.
Champaign Crime Stoppers seeks public help identifying Old Navy theft suspects
Champaign County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help identifying two women who concealed more than $800 in merchandise and fled an Old Navy on North Neil Street in April.
5 days ago in Lifestyle
Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does for a living. "It's all so funny," she says. "When I tell them I run the trade association for independent stores, they'll say, 'It's just so sad that they're disappearing.'
5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
Tilton PD, IDOT, County Coroner release statements following I-74 fatality of former police chief
Steven A. Cornett, 65, a former Tilton police chief turned construction worker, was killed early Wednesday morning when a pickup truck struck him inside a work zone on Interstate 74 in Champaign County.
Illinois opens $5 million in tourism grants for Route 66, international marketing, and local attractions
Illinois has opened applications for $5 million in tourism grants spread across three programs targeting Route 66 preservation, international visitor marketing, and local attraction promotion — with deadlines ranging from June 11 to June 17.
Red Cross responds to three to four home fires daily in Illinois, asks for community support
The American Red Cross of Illinois responds to three to four home fires every day, and the organization is asking the community for support as it works to keep up with growing demand — having already spent more than $608,000 above projected disaster relief budgets this year alone.
Trooper Thompsen Memorial 5K to be held in Champaign County on June 13
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, IL (Chambana Today) — Community members are invited to take part in the Trooper Thompsen Memorial 5K run…
FATALITY CRASH UPDATE #3: All lanes on Interstate 74 in Champaign County have been reopened
Traffic flow restored following earlier closure tied to incident in work zone area.
5 days ago in Entertainment, Music
The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’
Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.
TRAFFIC FATALITY UPDATE: Danville man identified as worker killed in I-74 construction zone crash in Champaign
Authorities say 65-year-old Steven A. Cornett died after being struck by pickup truck in active work zone.
5 days ago in Sports
Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round
Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.
Free healthcare clinic returning to Paris for second year in June
Remote Area Medical event will offer free dental, vision and medical care at Paris High School.
5 days ago in Sports, Trending
The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history
Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.
Construction worker killed in overnight crash on Interstate 74 in Champaign County
Eastbound lanes closed for hours as traffic diverted through Interstate 57 interchange.
