Illinois State dominated Villanova on the road from start to finish en route to a 30-14 FCS semifinal win. Illinois State set the tone early with a 53-yard bomb to star wide receiver Daniel Sobkowicz ...

A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years. The 222-page 2025 Resource Adequacy Study comes from the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois ...

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The new law allowing medical aid in dying for Illinois residents will take effect on September 12, 2026 Getty Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 into law, making Illinois the 12th state to ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation on Friday Dec. 12, 2025, as Baby Boomers age and more caregivers, families and physicians confront end-of-life issues, costs and ...

Illinois public health officials now have more authority to set the state’s own vaccination guidelines under a law signed Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker that aims to “fill the void” left by vaccine ...

Early signing day used to be a fairly quiet date on the college football calendar – a formality more than a celebratory moment. But given the haul Illinois pulled on the first day of the early signing ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema yells during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin. Illinois wide receiver Hank Beatty ...

MADISON — In a game against a former Wisconsin coach, the Badgers looked in some ways like the teams of the old days. The Badgers had a full student section that had reason to cheer “Let’s go, Badgers ...

Sanrio, Pingu BV, and Taito announced a collection of four Pingu x Tuxedo Sam plush toys, with the penguin stuffed animals debuting in “late” November 2025. They’ll be prizes in Japanese arcades. It’s ...

The ACLU, the ACLU of Illinois and other free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A closely-watched and long-debated piece of energy legislation is set to become law after passing through both legislative chambers with the governor's endorsement. The bill that ...