The town of Ottawa lies in central Illinois 12 miles from a nuclear power plant and a wind turbine farm that stretches past the horizon. However, these facilities sit on the other side of an ...

Illinois becomes the first state to restrict debit and credit card interchange fees on taxes and tips. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act prevents businesses from paying fees on the tax and tip ...

The Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives threatens an Illinois program that provides scholarships to minority graduate students who agree to stay in ...

Since the turn of the century, Illinois has boasted plenty of individual talent and enjoyed its share of team success. The team hardware consists of five Big Ten regular season titles, four ...

In some Illinois cities, shoplifting, calling 911 too many times or even being a victim of a crime can get you kicked out of your home. By Sidnee King Pineda Photographs by Jamie Kelter Davis ...

East Peoria sophomore Quinton Kitt has received a basketball scholarship offer from the University of Illinois. This is Kitt's third Division I offer, adding to existing offers from Illinois State ...

A dust storm hit Normal, Illinois, causing the NWS to issue a warning for McLean County. Powerful winds reached 60 mph, leading to near zero visibility. In Normal, Illinois, a wall of dust rolled ...

Hope springs eternal in May – even a full six months before Illinois basketball will play a meaningful minute of hoops. To be fair, Illini coach Brad Underwood and his staff appear to have done ...

Texas softball began its quest for a second consecutive berth in the Women's College World Series Friday with a 10-2 win over Eastern Illinois in the first game of the Austin regional at McCombs ...

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was felt in Illinois at 11:43 p.m. Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was located 4.2 miles south-southwest of Lerna, Illinois, 8.6 miles ...

Illinois defeated Michigan 6-5 in the opening game of the Big Ten tournament, with catcher Jacob Schroeder hitting the go-ahead home run in the 10th inning. Michigan rallied in the eighth inning ...

A tornado watch is in effect for much of central Illinois, with some counties under a tornado warning. A tornado warning was issued for Sangamon and Menard counties. The warnings expired at 3:15 p ...