Sports bettors tend to be younger and male. In a recent poll of registered voters, Fairleigh Dickinson University found that a quarter of men under 30 bet on sports online. Problem gamblers make up 10 ...

Jesus "Jesse" Rios, 50, is already jailed in Cook County on child sex abuse charges. Indiana police want to charge him there, ...

Illinois man charged with child molesting An Illinois man is facing charges in Indiana for sexually abusing two girls. Jesus “Jessie” Rios, Jr., 50, of Orland Park, is charged with two counts of child ...

Lakota West 2026 linebacker Cam Thomas announced Thursday he has verbally committed to the University of Illinois.

Hoosier lawmakers are optimistic the Chicago Bears might be willing to take a long shot downfield as the pro football team ...

Trey Cole’s buzzer-beating 50-footer gave Champaign Central a dramatic 49-46 win against Big 12 rival Peoria Manual on Friday ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

As of 9 p.m. Thursday, nearly 4,000 were still without power. NIPSCO customers in Hobart, Dyer, Schererville, St. John and East Chicago appeared to be hit the hardest, according to the electric ...

Listen as senior producer Zach Dyer reports on the public health concerns over online sports betting and a fund in Missouri that might help with addiction treatment and prevention. The parking lot at ...

Carmona scored 299.60 points to secure the first-place finish, while Dyer recorded a score of 368.90.