More than 30 Illinois counties are looking to leave the state and join another state. Here's what you need to know.

The freeze on federal funding and grants has wide-ranging implications and impacts everything from funding for child care, university research and roads and bridges.

Illinois ranks as the eighth-luckiest state for lottery winnings, averaging $256,455 per draw. Ohio tops the list, with an average of $992,054 in winnings per draw. Idaho ranks the lowest among states with available lottery data.

The Bruins shot a blistering 55 percent from the field in the first half and held the Ducks to a season low in points en route to a 78-52 victory in Los Angeles. It was UCLA’s biggest win over Oregon since 2009 and marked a season low in 3-pointers made (four) for the Ducks. It was also Oregon’s second straight loss and third in four games.

An Illinois fire department says the systems needed to fight a fire as large as the ones in California don't exist.

The Illinois State Police drug interdiction team has made another drug bust in Henry County that netted about 22 pounds of powder cocaine.

The 18th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road looking to emerge from a recent funk with a Thursday night Big Ten matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

In its filing, Northbrook-based Allstate said nearly 248,000 customers in Illinois will be affected by the 14.3% homeowners rate increase next month.

California shoppers continue to worry in the Trump 2.0 era, as one measure of optimism dropped to a 30-month low.

Saturday's matchup between No. 5 Michigan State and Jordan Chiles' No. 6 UCLA Bruins will make history as the first NCAA Gymnastics meet televised on FOX.

Western Illinois hosts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars after Raegan McCowan scored 23 points in Western Illinois' 62-52 victory against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

A recent report released by U.S. News & World Report ranks online degree programs at 21 universities in Florida among the best in the country. The 2025 Best Online Programs rankings of nearly 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at regionally accredited institutions Master’s programs are ranked in several disciplines: MBA,