Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has ruled the village of Winnetka did not violate the Open Meetings Act during discussions last year about properties owned by billionaire resident Justin Ishbia.The [...]
While Lollapalooza -- Illinois' largest music festival -- gets underway in Chicago, Mundelein is preparing to host a music festival purported to be the first in the state to allow [...]
Illinois football has a long way to go. It has much more winning to do to be a factor in the new Big Ten. Bret Bielema has gotten off to [...]
Chicago police are investigating after a man was shot overnight in the West Loop, officials said. According to officials, at approximately 2:46 a.m., police responded to a person shot in [...]
Grant Park is gearing up for Lollapalooza, the annual celebration of music featuring artists from across the globe. A few local acts will be taking the stage for the first [...]
Anyone who took the over bet on when the Bally’s Chicago temporary casino at Medinah Temple would open is looking like a winner.The target date, which has already been pushed [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — The tandem of star Illini DLs Keith Randolph Jr. and Johnny Newton are entering this season hungry with unfinished business from a successful campaign in 2022. The two [...]
COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A series of crashes on southbound Interstate 57 in Coles County left one person dead and multiple people hurt Wednesday afternoon, Illinois State Police reported. [...]
The hammerhead worm has been inching its way through news headlines, but is it dangerous and what should you do if you see one in Illinois? The hammerhead worm - [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Ramon Diaz says he was just 17 years old when Northwestern University upperclassmen shaved “Cinco de Mayo” onto the back of his head as the entire football [...]
A young mother was fatally shot as her 2-year-old son, his father and another man were caught in gunfire Wednesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.The [...]
The 74th Illinois Open required a three-hole playoff, but it was worth it to Vince India. India, who won the tournament in 2018, defeated University of Illinois alum Dylan Meyer [...]
We’re over 4 months removed from the Illini loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, and lack of tourney success leaves some question marks in the roster that might have [...]
UPDATE at 1:45 p.m. COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — State Police officials said troopers are closing I-57 further to the north after a second crash happened in the traffic backup [...]
A NASA aircraft that flew over parts of the Chicago area Tuesday will return to the region once again Wednesday and officials are urging people to be prepared for the [...]
Illinois has seen 107 tornadoes in 2023, according to the National Weather Service. That makes it the state with the most tornadoes this year. It’s not surprising for Paul Sirvatka, [...]
The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of a suspect that shot a letter-carrier and robbed another in a 15-minute [...]
In advance of Lollapalooza — the music festival that will bring hundreds of thousands of people to Grant Park this weekend — more than 100 migrants have been moved out [...]
The start of school for Chicago Public School students is just 20 days away, but in a letter to CPS families, the district said it only had half of the [...]
On this episode of the Oskee Talk podcast, we discuss Illinois’ new football unis (1:55) and newest coaching hire (8:27). We also recap Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis (15:03) [...]
Months before Madeline Kingsbury was last seen alive, she reportedly sent her friends text messages detailing a frightening comment her ex-boyfriend, who is now suspected in her murder, made, according [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CEQ_R2dws As Chicagoans come out of a weekend where eight women were injured and one 21-year-old woman was killed at a birthday party in North Lawndale, community leaders joined [...]
Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital are among the top 22 hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report — an organization that has come [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) has joined forces with Altius Sports Partners (ASP) to enhance its NIL program. ASP, [...]
Lottery players will try their lucky at an enormous $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday -- one of the largest in the game's history -- despite the low chances [...]
Paul Reubens stars in “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” (Credit: Warner Bros.) (CNN) — Paul Reubens, who found fame as the quirky man-child character Pee-wee Herman, has died, his publicist announced in a [...]
Soldier Field estimates there were 73,000 people in attendance for Saturday night’s concert by Ed Sheeran.In a tweet posted to the lakefront venue’s Twitter account Sunday, the claim was Sheeran’s [...]
A Bartlett man died Saturday after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan off the Gary, Indiana, shoreline, officials said. Gary police were notified about 2:40 p.m. that the man [...]
Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa was one of 10 players named by the media Wednesday to the Big Ten’s preseason honors list. He became the first Terp selected to the list [...]
At least six tornadoes, including one that destroyed an apartment building and caused significant tree and power line damage in Kankakee County, touched down during Friday's outbreak of severe weather, [...]
A South Side couple is working to help clean their community one laundry load at a time with help from their plant-based detergent. Sylvia and Augie Emuwa created Dinobi detergent [...]
(Stacker) — Barbecue, also known as BBQ for short, has captivated the taste buds of millions of people across the world; its smell, a quintessential part of backyard parties and [...]
At least nine women were shot at a gathering in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Police say the attack occurred in the 1500 block of [...]
Brandon Johnson strode into a conference room this month at Malcolm X College, where scores of mostly West Siders had gathered to hear how Chicago’s newly minted mayor will align [...]
Devon Witherspoon’s NFL career will now start. The former Illini cornerback signed his rookie deal on Friday with the Seahawks, becoming the final member of the 2023 NFL Draft class [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois senior outside hitter Raina Terry received Big Ten Preseason Honors, the league announced on Friday. Terry is one of 15 conference student-athletes to earn [...]
(Stacker) — It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of [...]
A woman was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting Friday evening in suburban Ford Heights. About 7:15 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 1400 [...]
Good morning, Chicago.Navigator CO2, which proposes building a pipeline and storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground in central Illinois, conducted a two-month, 24/7 drilling operation to build a [...]
Brad Underwood and the Illini now has two in-state commitments in their 2024 class. Three-star forward Jason Jakstys announced his commitment to the Illini on Sunday, via Twitter (or X, [...]
About six years ago, the Rev. Robin Hood remembers his grandson, Ra-Shaun Hood, tried to teach him how to use Cash App, an app that allows people to send and [...]
The John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event, is known for its first-time winners. It's had 23 of those in its 52-year history, and Brian Harman was one [...]
We all have memories of our favorite teams growing up, some good and some bad. As an Illini football fan, I grew up with with the wild assumption that they [...]
Chicago police say that a man has died after he was shot in the head and flipped a vehicle in the Little Village neighborhood on Sunday morning. According to police, [...]
: Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the grand opening of a new Lion Electric assembly plant in Will County. The Canada-based company specializes in medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, including [...]
Reports of football player hazing have sent shockwaves across Northwestern University, resulting in the firing of head coach Pat Fitzgerald.Here’s what to know about reaction from former players and students, [...]
The Fighting Illini are heading to Spain. According to the team’s official Twitter account, Illinois will leave next month for a 10-day trip to Europe, which includes three scrimmages. Illinois [...]
The driver of a pickup truck was killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed into his vehicle head-on late Friday night in Sugar Grove Township, according to authorities. At around [...]
Prepping more Black millennials for a future in civic leadership is the mission of a local organization, Black Bench Chicago. The group started a couple of years ago and has [...]
A 21-year-old man who was pulled from Lake Michigan along the Gold Coast Friday night has died, fire officials said.The man was found at approximately 8:40 p.m. near the 1600 [...]