It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Tributes have been paid to a university professor who "refused to give up" despite being paralysed. Computer scientist and education hero ...

A severe solar storm on Sunday ignited hopes for a dazzling display of northern lights farther south than usual in the United States and maybe even across Illinois skies. No reports of northern ...

(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) State Sen. Ram Villivalam, center, briefs reporters on the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, House Bill 3438, which would replace the Regional Transportation ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a special exhibit and performances Sunday at the University of Illinois Chicago's Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. The "Citizenship for All: Storytelling Through Nonggi ...

NIU's Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Paul Kassel comments, “Northern Illinois University is proud the Sarah Siddons Society has invited us to join the four-year colleges and ...

according to the University of Alaska. A Kp number of 0 means it's calm, while anything above a Kp 5 is classified as a geomagnetic storm. The northern lights become more visible as the Kp number ...

Olivia Brodbeck of Batchtown is a graduate of Brussels Community High School and will attend Western Illinois University to study ag science. Her parents are Chad and Amanda Brodbeck.

House Bill 3438, the proposal approved by the Senate, would bail out transit authorities and send some funding outside northern Illinois. The reform package includes multiple tax increases. It’s ...

A bailout package emerged late Saturday that provided $1.5 billion in desperately needed funding and would have replaced the Regional Transportation Authority with the Northern Illinois Transit ...

While there are a number of tax hikes included for Northern Illinois, such as higher tolls on highways and increased fees on rideshare services, downstate agencies would largely see new funding ...

Pell/non-Pell graduation gap: graduation rate for Pell students minus the graduation rate for non-Pell students; a positive number indicates that students who receive Pell grants graduate at a ...

Photo credit: wiki voyage Known as “Pretzel City,” Freeport offers a deliciously affordable retirement option in northern Illinois ... The presence of the University of Illinois provides cultural ...