The blistering heat and high humidity will continue into this week in Illinois, with heat advisories issued throughout the state. Here's the forecast.

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A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago sanctuary policies that ban assisting in immigration-related matters.

Joseph Czuba, the landlord who was convicted of murdering Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, and attacking his mother in a 2023 hate crime, has died.

According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the body of a 14-year-old Milwaukee boy was found after a multi-day recovery effort at Illinois Beach State Park in unincorporated Zion, Illinois.

Actor Helen Mirren turns 80 and actor Jeremy Piven turns 60, among the famous birthdays for July 26.

Bill Connelly writes that this year's Illinois-Indiana gridiron contest may be 'the biggest' in the matchup's history ...

Illinois alum Nick Hardy slipped into the weekend, just making the cut with a 1-under 70 on Friday that left him tied with La Sasso and 12 others at 5-under after two rounds.

An Illinois man who was sentenced to 53 years in prison for the murder of a young Palestinian American boy in a 2023 hate crime that shocked the nation has died in prison, authorities said Saturday ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Major League Baseball trade deadline is this coming Thursday, and as of Friday night a couple of deals had already been completed. For the New York Yankees' top prospect, this ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department that accused the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago of unlawfully interfering with ...