County fairs have long been part of the fabric of the Midwest, offering that unique mix of agriculture, entertainment and ...

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A Sterling, Ill., man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing a man found severely injured last August in a ...

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the ...

Rock Island County Circuit Judge Linnea Thompson has announced that she will retire from the bench effective at the close of ...

Paul Sullivan is the Chicago Tribune's In the Wake of News columnist and baseball writer, covering the Cubs, White Sox and national news. A 42-year Tribune veteran, Sullivan was named Illinois ...

Michelle Zajko studied biology because she wanted to help people live healthier lives. Years later, police say, she fell in ...

Connect Transit, the transit agency that provides public transportation in Bloomington-Normal, confirms it will be taking ...

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An initiative is underway to help call attention to three towns — Horicon, Chester, and Johnsburg — that often get overlooked ...

Jimmy Mantuano hit two more homers last week, bringing his Fairleigh Dickinson University-leading total to six this season.

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