Illinois State University officials in Normal sent out an emergency alert of a report of shots fired at the Bone Student Center just before 8 p.m. on April 27.

Illinois Department of Public Health spokesperson Mike Claffey wrote in a June 6 email to the News-Democrat the Nimbus variant had not yet been detected in the state.

To deal with uncertainty over federal spending, Illinois lawmakers tucked some tools into the state budget designed to maintain key programs — including a $100 million flexible fund.

Trump is slated to deliver a speech at 7:30 p.m. July 3 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign announced in an email Friday, June 20.

While Trump's speech will take place at the fairgrounds, it will not be during this year's fair. The fair itself runs from Aug. 7-17.

High school graduations started a few weeks ago, but this weekend in Central New York, there are 23 commencements being held for thousands of students in Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison and Oswego counties.

Jeremy Parsons, CEO of the Iowa State Fair, said in a Friday statement that America 250 had contacted the fair, "regarding a potential event with the President on July 3 at the Fairgrounds.

West-central Illinois FFA chapters came out in force during this year's Illinois FFA State Convention, taking home plenty of awards, recognition and leadership positions.

Top-name country and rock acts are set for Rock the Country, with Nickelback headlining Friday and Kid Rock on Saturday at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, 2600 Howard St., Little Rock.

A young man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near the Wisconsin state line Tuesday evening. Several fire departments were called to the Camp Logan area of ...