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14+ min ago  (808+ words) As the Illinois Fighting Illini prepare for their highly anticipated primetime matchup against the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 March Madness Tournament, there are some key injuries and player questions on the table. While the Illinois basketball…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (521+ words) The South Region was blown completely wide open after the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the top-seeded Florida Gators. Iowa will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but whoever wins that game will have a tall order in an Elite Eight matchup against…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago  (399+ words) The bill comes months after Broadview facility became focal point of Midway Blitz SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An Illinois House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would prohibit the federal government from owning, leasing or operating an immigration detention center within 1,500 feet…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (195+ words) CHICAGO, Ill. (WICS) - An Illinois iLottery player is celebrating a big win after a casual at-home play landed her an $800,000 Lucky Day Lotto" jackpot. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous under the name "Jenny," purchased her winning ticket using a…...

5+ min ago  (205+ words) (The Center Square) " Restaurant operators, business owners and tipped workers have issued a statement to condemn Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of an ordinance freezing the city's tip credit at 24% of its minimum wage. Illinois Restaurant Association CEO Sam Toia…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (38+ words) Aurora firefighters rushed to a burning home near Montview and Ironton early Thursday morning where five people were displaced. Aurora firefighters rushed to a burning home near Montview and Ironton early Thursday morning where five people were displaced....

15+ min ago  (772+ words) The Aurora City Council has approved special rules around the sale of liquor and other alcohol at the new Hollywood Casino resort, which is still under construction. The new location of Hollywood Casino-Aurora " located along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road,…...

8+ hour ago  (414+ words) HOUSTON " Brad Underwood turned the corner into the Illinois locker room after a win over VCU late Saturday in Greenville, S.C., and was bombarded. The Illini players brought out the Super Soakers after securing the men's basketball program's second trip in…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (654+ words) After several days of heightened geomagnetic activity around the spring equinox, Earth's magnetic field has quietened " but space weather forecaster suspect there may be an incoming northern lights display arriving late Thursday, March 26, into Friday, March 27. The recent activity has…...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (517+ words) HOUSTON -- Both Illinois and Houston have been forged by tradition and buoyed by veterans. Yet the Illini and Cougars owe a noteworthy measure of their success this season to freshmen. Guards Keaton Wagler of Illinois and Kingston Flemings of Houston…...