Vivian Zurheide’s two RBI put her at 37 for the season to break the Southwestern record set at 36 by Stacy Milner at 1998 and ...

A pair of English teachers at East Aurora High School, along with about three dozen of their students and other faculty ...

This is a daily list of top performers for high school softball in the Springfield area for April 28-May 3, including ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Thursday became the first Democrat to launch a campaign to replace Sen. Dick Durbin following his retirement announcement a day earlier.

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton kicked off her run for U.S. Senate next year on Friday morning after making her campaign announcement on Thursday. On Friday morning, Governor JB ...

CHARLESTON — Eastern Illinois University has announced the promotion of Michael Gillespie as dean of Student Success. “I'm honored to step into the role of dean of Student Success and continue ...

On a list of the five American urban areas with the highest property taxes, the first four are all in Illinois, according to a new study. This latest, not entirely surprising detail on the ...

NASHVILLE, Ill. — A fire Wednesday night at a senior apartment complex in Nashville, Illinois, prompted the American Red Cross and more than a dozen emergency agencies to respond. According to ...

ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported the state's first confirmed case of measles in 2025. According to the state health department, the case in an adult ...

CHICAGO — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2025. On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first confirmed ...

Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a veteran Democrat from Illinois, is expected to announce her retirement next month after serving 14 terms in the U.S. House of ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.