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

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

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

Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to last summer's shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed ...

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 ...

A state appeals court has overturned the official misconduct conviction of former University of Illinois police officer ...

"Many if not most students from the '50s through the early to mid-'60s tell the same story: that we were incredibly lucky to ...

"By all accounts, Jack Waaler was considered one of the most knowledgeable municipal attorneys in the state of Illinois as ...

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