The triggerman in an execution-style slaying in Naperville has been convicted of first-degree murder following a four-day DuPage County jury trial. Ernest Collins, 27, of Rockford, is one of three [...]

Illinois returns home this Friday for a showdown under the lights with Nebraska. Both teams are still in search of their first Big Ten win, and the oddsmakers have the [...]

Two people were killed and two others were injured, including a 7-year-old boy, after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Garfield Park, according to Chicago police.At about 2:32 p.m. an unknown [...]

Sound the alarms. Illinois’ first four games were ugly, mistake-filled, and flat out underwhelming, but seemingly showed enough flashes that a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel [...]

Friday Night Football Parking Advisory - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsBielfeldt Athletics Administration Building, 1700 S. [...]

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Uniting Pride hosted the 2023 Champaign-Urbana Pride Festival in downtown Urbana on Saturday. The festival celebrated the LGBTQ community, along with Pride for those in the [...]

Most Friday afternoons find the Ramirez family pretty busy serving customers at Rubi’s Tacos on 18th Street. But it wasn’t that long ago that Rubi’s tacos — star of Netflix’s [...]

A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Saturday afternoon in the city’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said.The 16-year-old was shot in the head around 5:50 [...]

Illinois lost 44-19 on Saturday. Here are our rapid takeaways. Luke Altmyer is a talented mystery. Luke Altmyer can change games with his legs. His 39-yard scramble to open the [...]

Illinois Drops Road Contest at Purdue - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsBielfeldt Athletics Administration Building, 1700 [...]

Larry Snelling is confirmed by Chicago City Council as the 64th superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. The probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by Chicago Police officers with migrants [...]

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bold plan for Chicago to pour roughly $100 million more a year into programs for homeless services relies on an often-overlooked tax that only buyers of real [...]

How to Watch Illinois at Purdue Game time: 2:30 p.m. TV Channel: N/A Online Streaming: Peacock Odds: ILL +1, O/U 53.5 Quick Hits Illinois Fighting Illini (2-2) Head Coach: Bret [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – The clock is ticking for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to reach an agreement to prevent a government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass [...]

Music director emeritus for life Riccardo Muti led the CSO in a performance of Strauss’ “Aus Italien” on Sept. 28, 2023. (Todd Rosenberg) Although Maestro Riccardo Muti will soon head [...]

Isaiah Williams is continuing to add onto his Illini legacy. The junior wide receiver was named by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) as a semifinalist [...]

What to Watch: Illinois Battles for the Cannon in Big Ten West Showdown at Purdue - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University [...]

Toward the end of the Civil War as Chicago’s population began to boom, water from the Chicago River in Lake Michigan was polluted with raw sewage, chemicals and rotting animal [...]

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Thursday defended his proposal to erect tent encampments for migrants arriving from the southern border amid mounting criticism of a security firm contracted for the [...]

Illinois (6-6) vs. Penn State and Iowa // Sept. 29-30 //  Huff Hall Match 13: vs. #15 Penn State (8-3, 2-0 B1G) Friday, Sept. 29 | 8 p.m. CT | Huff Hall | [...]

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Eastern Illinois University is suspending its men’s swimming and diving program due to reports of hazing within the program. University officials announced the suspension on Thursday, [...]

Alma Aguilar, a long Covid patient, participates in the RECOVER research study at Mile Square Health Center on March 10, 2022. (Joshua Clark / University of Illinois Chicago) This is [...]

Osvalgo Montilla, 57, got off a charter bus in Chicago’s West Loop Wednesday afternoon after trekking thousands of miles from Venezuela, thinking about his wife of 25 years who was [...]

With NFL football back and in full swing, ever wonder how some former Illini are faring in their respective homes? We’ve got you covered. Devon Witherspoon Our guy. If you [...]

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This image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Jasmine Amy Rogers, who will star in “BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical.” The production makes its debut this fall in Chicago with hopes that [...]

If you want to watch Illinois Football the next couple of weeks, you’ll need to have Peacock. The Illini will play Purdue and Maryland over the next month on NBC’s [...]

Video: Joining “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the strike are Dave Sloan, co-president of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, which represents auto dealers; and Chris Pena, president of the UAW Local [...]

The Illinois secretary of state’s office is recommending that a pandemic-driven state law that raised the minimum age for required behind-the-wheel driving tests for license renewals from 75 to 79 [...]

Thank god they survived. This first third of the season has not been the easiest for Illinois, so I understand there to be some doubt among the fans. I know [...]

Illini in the NFL | Week 3 - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsBielfeldt Athletics Administration Building, [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — House Democrat Sue Scherer says she is tired of getting calls from people in her district about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Now, she wants [...]

Video: Joining “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the tentative deal and the ongoing SAG strike is Courtney Rioux, an actor and national board member for SAG-AFTRA; Tony Barracca, business manager and [...]

Working with the Chicago Bears Football Club in creating a “one-of-a-kind redevelopment plan for the former Arlington Racetrack” is the No. 1 strategic priority of the Arlington Heights Village Board.Trustees [...]

In the Ryan Walters Bowl, the odds experts are giving the early edge to Purdue. DraftKings had the Boilermakers open as a 1-point favorite over Illinois on Sunday. The over/under [...]

Illinois Travels to Purdue for First Big Ten Road Game - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsBielfeldt [...]

(Taylor Swift / Facebook) (CNN) — It’s a love story, perhaps, for NFL tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who was seen in Kelce’s family suite at Sunday’s game [...]

Karen Phillips had hoped she wouldn’t have to attend another news conference for her daughter’s birthday.Phillips’ daughter, Kierra Coles, has been missing for five years. On Sunday, her daughter’s 31st [...]

Happy Sunday, Illinois Land! My mind is playing tricks on me. My emotional capital must find a way to expand itself. It feels like I am living in the bizarro [...]

Illinois Closes Nonconference Schedule With Home Win Over Florida Atlantic - University of Illinois Athletics Skip to main contentPause All RotatorsAll Rotators Playing© 2023 University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsBielfeldt [...]