Love is in the air in the Stateline! There are lots of options for local lovebirds to have fun or get romantic this Valentine ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Dejuante Poe of Rockford was pronounced dead at a local hospital Feb. 6 following a shooting that took place earlier that night. Just after 9:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Rockford ...

Illinois football has spent the offseason stacking up recruiting wins. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini had a turnaround 2024, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. They retained an ...

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CHICAGO — Led by Chase Walker's 31 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the UIC Flames 81-79. The Redbirds improved to 15-9 with the victory and the Flames fell to 15-9.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a federal lawsuit to challenge the funding freeze. The suit was filed minutes before a federal ...

Since Illinois does not have any detention centers due to the Way Forward Act, a state law enacted in 2021 that prohibits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal deportation ...

In 2024, Illinois' I-Cash unclaimed property program returned nearly $299 million in missing money to its rightful owners, the Illinois State Treasurer said Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day and ...

Fresh off landing IBM, Illinois recently showed off its ideas for a quantum research center to Nvidia. Representatives from the giant chip company were in town for dinner and a site visit to the ...

The decision late Tuesday afternoon by U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C., came as Democratic leaders across the country, including in Illinois, vowed to fight the spending ...

Efrem Winters started 120 games during his four seasons with the Illinois men’s basketball team from 1982-86 and the Chicago native left as the program’s all-time leading rebounder.

Former Illinois men's basketball standout Efrem Winters died Monday morning after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to the university. He was 61. The Champaign News-Gazette was ...