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Immigrant and undocumented students have become more fearful to go to school after heightened ICE enforcement and critical federal program rollbacks, Garcia...
The Chicago Bears’ stadium saga remains ongoing, but Illinois officials are playing things cautiously even as Indiana appears to be in the lead.
A legal fight over American citizenship granted at birth has left immigrant families worried about what happens after a child is born in the U.S.
In the battle over Illinois' protections for trans students, the Trump administration has leveled federal investigations against several school districts tha...
Two key Illinois political leaders say the Chicago Bears need to take a more active role in stadium negotiations, arguing lawmakers can’t advance a plan to...
Community Assistance Programs, a Chicago-based nonprofit providing employment training and job placement, typically has to wait several months for payment fr...
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and Lynwood Mayor Jada Curry want the Chicago Bears in Illinois, despite regional benefits of Hammond.
The state of Illinois is trying to close Albany Care in Evanston, a home for about 170 people with mental health and substance abuse issues. The facility is...
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias championed the measure to add smart glasses to the list of prohibited electronics to crack down on distracted driving.
A popular ice cream franchise will soon make its Illinois debut in Chicago's suburbs.
A total of 17 tornadoes and counting touched down in the Chicago area during Thursday's severe weather outbreak.
Monday marks 14 years since the announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, or DACA, a policy which protects immigrants who were b...
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National Pontious FamilyA National Pontious family reunion will be held July 16-18 at the Quality Inn at 1920 N. Kennedy Blvd., Vandalia, Illinois.
University of Illinois SpringfieldThe University of Illinois Springfield released the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the spring semester of...
Former Illinois State Police Sgt. Michael Hogan was sworn in as Bethalto’s deputy police chief after the village changed job requirements.
Illinois faces a rare moderate severe weather risk tomorrow, with strong to violent tornadoes and damaging winds possible.
Iowa men’s basketball has finalized five nonconference games for the 2026-27 season, including a home opener against Eastern Illinois and a neutral site ma...
O'Fallon police won gold at the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games in Bloomington-Normal, while supporting inclusion, athletes, and Region J competitors.
Seven different area teams had players earn spots on the 2026 Illinois Coaches Association All-State softball team.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) - An Athens, Illinois, man, Christopher Wagy, 28, was sentenced on June 9, 2026, to 28 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed SB3365 into law, a sweeping Medicaid omnibus bill aimed at strengthening Illinois’ hea...
A federal lawsuit filed last week seeks to block an Illinois law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their own lives ahead of its Sept. 12 e...
In 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the issue of slavery in the United States had to be...
Dangerous severe weather outbreak possible Wednesday in northern Illinois, tornado threat grows
A witness says ICE shackled three Collinsville teens at a Morrisonville Casey’s after a traffic stop, as questions mount over police involvement.
The closures are expected to affect 304 employees, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the issue of slavery in the United States...
Four days after tornadoes ripped through Illinois and northwest Indiana, a new wave of volunteers was preparing to assist with cleanup in one of the hardest...
The Jackson County Health Department will partner with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to offer free kidney and diabetes screenings to community m...
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National Pontious FamilyA National Pontious family reunion will be held July 16-18 at the Quality Inn at 1920 N. Kennedy Blvd., Vandalia, Illinois.
University of Illinois SpringfieldThe University of Illinois Springfield released the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the spring semester of...
Former Illinois State Police Sgt. Michael Hogan was sworn in as Bethalto’s deputy police chief after the village changed job requirements.
Illinois faces a rare moderate severe weather risk tomorrow, with strong to violent tornadoes and damaging winds possible.
Immigrant and undocumented students have become more fearful to go to school after heightened ICE enforcement and critical federal program rollbacks, Garcia...
The Chicago Bears’ stadium saga remains ongoing, but Illinois officials are playing things cautiously even as Indiana appears to be in the lead.
A legal fight over American citizenship granted at birth has left immigrant families worried about what happens after a child is born in the U.S.
In the battle over Illinois' protections for trans students, the Trump administration has leveled federal investigations against several school districts tha...
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