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University of Illinois officials hope the start of beer sales in Memorial Stadium's general seating areas boosts slumping ticket sales for home football games. The Illini announced in April that beer ...

A Democratic state Senator from Chicago is apologizing after pictures of a fake assassination of President Trump went viral. Senator Martin Sandoval posted the pictures last week, and one shows a man ...

What to watch for Monday at the Bloomington City Council Meeting: The work session at 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall, the City Council will get an of the proposal drafted by the city staff which includes ...

Chicago is known as "The Second City" - but when it comes high sales taxes, it's number one. Chicago ties for the top spot alongside two cities in California, Long Beach and Glendale, according to the...

Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3481 today, repealing the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998 which limits state action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. "We know that Illinoisans are sufferin...

Glenn Elementary Teacher, Jonathan Hovey, 47, of Forsyth, has pleaded not guilty to charges he molested two first graders who were in his class in 2004 and 2017. Hovey entered the plea at his arraignm...

Secretary of State, Jesse White will not be running for re-election. White told a reporter with Politico at the Illinois State Fair this week that, "This is my last tour of duty." White is currently s...

A new law is changing how the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) checks back in on some of the children in its care. House Bill 1551 overhauls home safety checks for children that were ...

Pick 3, Pick 4 and Lucky Day Lotto Single-Draw Tickets Now for Sale Online; New Instant Ticket Scanning Feature Now Available on Mobile App The Illinois Lottery today announced two new features that m...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were about unchanged over-the-month, down -400 jobs, and the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in July, down...