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Bills are about to go up again for Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power customers after the companies got the West Virginia Public Service Commission approve...
Prospect Heights police found John Folan dead after a possible Wheeling crash on Palatine Frontage Road area near Chicago Executive Airport.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, 79, as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which serves Catholics across...
High School Sports Ernest pitches and hits Wheeling Central Catholic past Morgantown, 6-2 Brady Ernest drove in three runs and he went the distance on the hi...
News Catholic Church change: Brennan resigns as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, Pope Leo appoints successor New Bishop is a native of El Salvador. By...
The sports management software didn't fit into Versant's strategy, though it is pursuing a more focused sports strategy.
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The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is vowing changes in the office after the prosecution of the "Broadview Six" case fell apart.
While lawmakers in Springfield are highly focused on a new Chicago Bears stadium and a state budget, there are still plenty of other bills yet to be finalized.
A new report raises questions on a state megaprojects plan as lawmakers try to reach a deal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois.
A man from suburban Chicago is facing a litany of charges in the Florida Keys after authorities said he drunkenly stole a police cruiser while visiting Key W...
A Chicago man has been charged after sexually abusing and restraining a 35-year-old woman on a bus near the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, accor...
The saga over the Chicago Bears stadium could finally come to a head in the final week of the spring legislative session in Springfield.
Where are the Bears moving to? Potential Chicago Bears new stadium sites include locations in Arlington Heights, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias spoke out on Brandon "Mr. Finance" Ellington, accused of swindling people out of thousands of dollars.
The Bears said again they plan to leave Chicago as they continue to look at building a stadium in Arlington Heights, Illinois or Hammond, Indiana.
From Lake Michigan to the Chicago River to streams and creeks across the state, there are tiny bits of plastic in Illinois waterways, according to a new repo...
University of Chicago Medicine performed its first-known quadruple transplant surgery in Illinois on a woman with cystic fibrosis.
Illinois State Police say a Chicago man is facing felony DUI charges after a deadly chain-reaction crash Sunday on I-290 that killed a suburban man.
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Maplewood Public House opened in the downtown area of the west suburb.
Home, for Jailynn Munson, is grandma Susan Rilea’s house. She remembers cooking with Rilea, doing yardwork with her brother and gathering with family for t...
"It's the economy. It's the last straw," the baker shared in a 14-minute video announcing the end of his longtime, well-loved bakeshop.
The Barrington Township Republican Organization planned “a very private dinner” Thursday benefitting GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. But Illinoi...
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
Raging Waves in suburban Yorkville, Illinois' largest water park, kicked off the season on Sunday.
Illinois State Police were investigating after one person was killed in a crash involving a semi on Interstate 94 in Gurnee, authorities said.
A Gurnee crash on I-94 left one person dead and another injured south of Illinois Route 120. The semi crash left some lanes of I-94 shut down.
A shooting in Joliet, Illinois critically injured a 13-year-old boy at a home in the 400-block of Market Street Monday, police said.
The beginning of yet another nesting season on the Illinois lakeshore marks another victory for the species as its population bounces back in the region.
Anyone on or near the EIU campus at 5 p.m. Monday, May 11, may hear the TEST lockdown message over the speaker system. There is no emergency.
Quad Cities stars Jordan Meeker, Avery Bradley, and Ameena Ross lead the postseason charge. These elite athletes aim for the podium at the upcoming Iowa and...
Cam Wagner, one of the top high school football recruits in Illinois, has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at Oregon. At...
Eastern Illinois University’s Sylvia Hasz serves in the home opener against Lindenwood at the new beach volleyball facility at Linder Sports Complex in Cha...
The St. Joseph-Ogden junior offensive lineman picked the Ducks ahead of Illinois, Notre Dame and Wisconsin — and explains why to The News-Gazette:
Pontiac Township High School students Andrew Diaz and Allison Hovaniec are working on House Bill 4652, a proposed statewide vape disposal program funded by m...
North Fond du Lac firefighters are currently working on a fire that is affecting multiple structures in the area of Illinois Ave between Garfield Street and...
Ethan Brown of Rockford, Illinois, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement in Beloit in 20...
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The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is vowing changes in the office after the prosecution of the "Broadview Six" case fell apart.
Illinois will soon become the second state to require companies to offer unpaid leave for parents with children receiving NICU care.
The Barrington Township Republican Organization planned “a very private dinner” Thursday benefitting GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey. But Illinoi...
An Illinois man is behind bars after police say he allegedly shot a pregnant woman driving home from a prenatal appointment in a suspected road rage incident.
A bill that passed in Illinois seeks to provide new avenues to meet length training requirements for barbers and cosmetologists.
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
For more than three decades, the murder of Randy Gail Sperino haunted investigators in southern Illinois — a cold case centered on a young woman beaten to...
The state of Illinois’ gas tax is about due for its yearly increase, but could the hike be paused in light of soaring fuel prices?
A new report raises questions on a state megaprojects plan as lawmakers try to reach a deal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois.
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