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6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (577+ words) MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Final Four matchup between the University of Illinois and the University of Connecticut turned into more than just a game " it became a chance to showcase Southern Illinois on a national stage. Ahead of the matchup, Illinois…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (380+ words) The women's Illinois basketball team made a huge splash in the transfer portal this past week with the signing of former LSU Tiger Divine Bourrage. The Illini were able to add even more firepower to an up-and-coming squad that made…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (676+ words) A tornado damaged home can be seen from the air in Kankakee County after storms ripped through the area in March. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Illinois home…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (104+ words) A motorcycle rider is dead after colliding with another vehicle Monday night. Aurora Police said the crash happened just after 8: 40 p. m. on East Hampden Avenue at South Espana Way. Witnesses told police the impact threw the motorcycle rider from the bike…...

43+ min ago  (239+ words) Illinois lawmakers say they're trying to prevent publishers from putting unfair restrictions on libraries as the costs of ebooks rise across the state. The Digital Library Protection Act (House Bill 5236) would stop publishers of ebooks and audio books from limiting…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (622+ words) With the whirlwind that often is the college basketball offseason underway, Illinois had an unexpectedly uneventful first week since the Final Four loss to UConn ended the 2025-26 season. Then, the Illini lost two players to the portal and hit a…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (443+ words) A man will spend decades in prison for murder in two fatal Aurora stabbings from last summer, a sentence that could be lengthened as a separate murder trial in the death of his Denver cellmate continues, court records show. Ricky…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (201+ words) Denver police used license-plate reader technology from neighboring Aurora to identify and arrest a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Police arrested Daniel Villegas on Saturday on suspicion of shooting and killing another 19-year-old male in the 10100 block of East…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (693+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is suing the State of Illinois to stop it from applying its gambling laws to prediction markets such as Kalshi or Polymarket, the latest salvo in an ongoing regulatory battle over who gets to regulate the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (120+ words) On the Democratic ballot are 10 candidates: Robert Peters, Eric France, Donna Miller, Yumeka Brown, Willie Preston, Jesse Jackson, Patrick Keating, Toni Brown, Sidney Moore and Adal Regis." A crowded field seeks to replace outgoing U. S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who is running…...