Chicago’s community-led public safety commission sent its three top picks for police superintendent late Thursday to Mayor Brandon Johnson, who must now decide who will lead the long-troubled department as [...]
A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for attempting to rob a beverage delivery truck driver in Naperville in 2021. Frederick Holmon, 33, of the 100 [...]
Amid the chaos that is the college basketball transfer portal and the seemingly daily point guard dialogue, the Illini’s recruiting efforts haven’t exactly been front of mind of late. Coming [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jer'Zhan Newton, Keith Randolph Jr., Isaiah Williams, and head coach Bret Bielema will represent the Illinois football team and the University of Illinois at [...]
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) – The Illinois EPA is investigating an oil leak in Decatur after the story of how it’s affecting animals in the area began circulating on social media. [...]
Across the Chicago area, multiple tornado touchdowns were reported, but one video appeared to capture the moment two formed next to each other in the city's northwest suburbs. The footage [...]
In this week’s edition of Spotlight Politics: New efforts from Michael Madigan’s attorneys to suppress key evidence in his upcoming bribery trial — a move federal prosecutors say is a “flimsy [...]
Good afternoon, Chicago.Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s attempt to suppress the dozens of wiretapped calls and secret recordings that form the backbone of the government’s bombshell racketeering case is a [...]
Amazon Prime Day is in full swing, with the online retail behemoth promising thousands of deals to its more than 150 million Prime members. But the two-day event is not [...]
Maryland baseball saw an additional three players taken Tuesday during the final portion of the 2023 MLB Draft: right-handed pitcher Nigel Belgrave (No. 443 overall, Miami Marlins), right-handed pitcher Nick [...]
Talk about a debut to remember. Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz stepped up to the plate during the top of the eighth inning with the National League trailing 2-1 in [...]
Story Links 2023-24 Big Ten Opponents 2023-24 Big Ten Opponents CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the [...]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to leave Thursday for a seven-day trade mission to the United Kingdom with a coterie of advisers and leaders in manufacturing and economic development. The Democrat [...]
Three Maryland baseball players were selected on day two of the 2023 MLB Draft. A day after shortstop Matt Shaw was drafted No. 13 overall by the Chicago Cubs, catcher [...]
When I started researching for this column, I was going for a completely different article. On The Champaign Room, the nostalgia had been working wonders on views, readsers, and time [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois had two players taken in during day two of the 2023 MLB Draft, right-handed pitchers Jack Wenninger and Riley Gowens. RHP Jack [...]
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) – The Decatur Police Department ranked among the top agencies in the state for DUI arrests in 2022. But that’s not unusual – they started cracking down [...]
As fallout continued from hazing allegations within the Northwestern University football program, a former player opened up about alleged racist and abusive behavior by both coaches and players. Ramon Diaz, [...]
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to reporters at a news conference celebrating the continued recovery of the tourism industry on July 10, 2023. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois) CHICAGO – [...]
Six months after his release from federal prison, former Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson could be in hot water again after court probation officials accused him of failing to pay [...]
Three-star linebacker Justin Okoronkwo announced his decommitment from Maryland football in a tweet Saturday, and just a day later announced his plans to play at Alabama. After time thinking, and [...]
On this episode of the Oskee Talk podcast, TCR’s Brandt Dolce & Please Honeywood join me to review the best eras of Illini athletics (2:52), break down Ca’Lil Valentine’s commitment [...]
James Lewis, the lone suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dead Sunday at his home in suburban Boston, multiple law-enforcement sources confirmed to the Tribune.His death comes after [...]
Maryland shortstop Matt Shaw was selected No. 13 overall in Sunday’s MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, making him the highest-drafted player in Maryland baseball history. Shaw was also the [...]
A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in Franklin Park, authorities said.Ulysses Campos, 9, was shot in the chest while attending his grandmother’s birthday party, Franklin Park police [...]
Paul DeJong had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday on the South Side. DeJong lined a [...]
Water woes for Aqua Illinois customers in Lake County may be nearing an end. An Aqua Illinois alert shared by the village of Hawthorn Woods Sunday morning said company officials [...]
The Fighting Illini are heading into Bret Bielema’s third season as the head coach. The former Wisconsin and Arkansas head coach has amassed a record of 13-12 and 9-9 in [...]
Members of Northwestern University's football team have released a statement regarding the findings of a months-long investigation into hazing allegations within the program and the subsequent suspension of the team's [...]
It’s not hard to find monuments of people and events in Chicago, but very few of them were created by the people living in the communities they stand in. As [...]
Squishmallows, those super soft plush toys that have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, will arrive at McDonald's locations in the coming months. One of the most sought after toys [...]
Bret Bielema is feeling the love this weekend. Four-star running back Ca’Lil Valentine announced his commitment to Illinois on Saturday in an Instagram Live. At 6-foot and 180 pounds, Valentine [...]
Chicago-area residents are starting off their weekend with a day that feels much more like late May than early July, with overnight rainfall continuing into the mid-morning hours alongside milder [...]
Both the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs are investigating sexual misconduct allegations between officers at the 10th District and at least [...]
A southwest suburban man was found guilty on seven counts of wire fraud Friday for bilking investors out of more than $100 million through his website development business, The Income [...]
Ahead of the most highly anticipated Illini football season in at least a decade, the athletic department is making some changes. This season in Grange Grove, if you want to [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Six Illinois swim and dive athletes were named College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-Americans, as [...]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — University of Illinois Police have arrested two teenagers whom they believe to be responsible for a recent string of pellet gun attacks on campus. Officials said [...]
A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences [...]
Good morning, Chicago.For the second time in four days, severe thunderstorms swept through parts of Chicago and suburban Cicero on Wednesday, dumping another 1 to 2 inches of rainfall on [...]
Despite earlier corporate assurances that the problem was being resolved, hundreds of Lake County residents awoke Thursday without reliably safe drinking water for the fifth consecutive day. The emergency reportedly [...]
Story Links RESERVE A TAILGATE | BOOK A TURNKEY TAILGATE | GROUP TICKETS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In response to the tremendous demand and popularity of [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Fair announced that American rock band The Doobie Brothers will headline the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Saturday, August 12. State fair officials [...]
Prosecutors revealed new details Thursday on what led to the moment a father in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood shot his wife and two children, killing two and leaving his son [...]
Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.Lori Lightfoot [...]
It may only be July, but football season is just around the corner and Chicago Bears fans can catch a first glimpse of it next month at both the Chicago [...]
A woman has been charged with killing a man in a drunken-driving crash near Winfield. Christine M. Brocious, 36, of the 7000 block of Mather Avenue in Chicago Ridge, is [...]
It’s the elephant-sized debt in the room no one wants to talk about: Student loan payments are expected to resume this fall after a three year pause was enforced during [...]
In the pantheon of Chicago disc jockeys, Dick Biondi was a superstar. He came to Chicago in 1960 to join an iconic lineup at WLS. Biondi left Chicago and came [...]
Story Links CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois volleyball head coach Chris Tamas announced the elevation of Jen Tamas to assistant coach on Wednesday following the NCAA's coaching limit increase. "It's very [...]