Hall of Famer Dick Butkus' legacy goes beyond the football field — the Illini linebacking legend dedicated his final two ...

Mayor: 'Incident is a reminder to everyone that the police risk their lives each and every day to protect and serve each and ...

The westbound lanes of Interstate 72 are closed after an afternoon crash. State police are on the scene and said the lanes ...

Hunter Shike, middle, won the master showmanship title at the Illinois State Fair last Friday. This competition combines ...

Police say a Texas man fatally shot three people in a Target parking lot, including a child and her grandfather. The suspect, 32-year-old Ethan Nieneker, allegedly acted unprovoked and chose ...

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs. On Tuesday, about 800 National Guard ...

The right lane of Interstate 57 northbound is closed at milepost 257 south of Paxton as Illinois Department of Transportation crews work to repair buckled pavement.

An airman has been arrested in connection with a shooting death that led the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command to suspend use of Sig Sauer's ...

Specifically, they're talking about the political hardball that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and super-majority legislative Democrats played when, in 2021, they gerrymandered rival Republicans into ...

Entering his fifth season, expectations have never been higher around Illini football. And the man in charge is a main reason ...

Entering his fifth season, expectations have never been higher around Illini football. And the man in charge is a main reason ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...