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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having Luke Altmyer back helps support all the preseason hype the Illini football team is receiving ahead of the 2025 season.

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

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

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

"The Materials Research Lab has a 14-foot-tall microscope that we use to image atoms. It’s my baby — almost all my group’s ...

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