He did play a little with the Joliet Ravens youth football program as an eighth-grader. But Alexander didn’t really take the sport seriously until an encounter with Lincoln-Way East coach Rob Zvonar.

The jury is set to resume deliberations Monday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago. Jurors deliberated for less than ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says President Donald Trump is failing to lead the country through the American Airlines crash because he suggested DEI programs put FAA policy over safety.

The Research Park at the University of Illinois is gearing up for its 10th annual Ag-Tech Summit, which will feature a ...

The start of February means sports fans are all out of excuses — it's time to dive into college basketball. Here are 10 items to get everybody all caught up.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on leave from Chicago Public Schools while his administration negotiates its new contract. If Johnson were to return to CPS, he would be guaranteed a six-figure job.

Jon Calipari returns to Kentucky! It's time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arkansas-Kentucky ...

No. 18 Illini dropped another heartbreaker, losing at Nebraska in overtime. Brad Underwood and Illinois are now 14-7 and 6-5 in Big Ten -- which is 7th place. Poor threat point shooting, no Tomislav ...

Fears and frustrations linger among university researchers around the country whose research work is now in limbo as President Donald Trump’s administration aims to cut what it deems as “wasteful” ...

The New York Giants are hiring Illinois coach Grant Morgan for a role on defensive coordinator Shane Bowen's staff.

Rock Valley College and Sauk Valley Community received $120,000 while Highland Community College received $119,151.

Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act last year that called for thousands of new air traffic controllers across the ...