8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (354+ words) The Illinois Fighting Illini won’t just be going for their ninth win of the season Tuesday, but they’ll also be saying goodbye to one of the school’s all-time great quarterbacks. Luke Altmyer will suit up for his final game for…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (392+ words) Along with the $50,000 winning tickets, nearly 400 tickets sold in Illinois scored at least $100. Three lucky Illinois Powerball players scored $50,000 each from Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing -- and two of those tickets were sold in the Chicago suburbs. According to the Illinois…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (566+ words) After the Chicago Bears CEO drafted a letter to fans announcing the team is considering Northwest Indiana for a potential stadium site, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski takes a look at what it would take to keep the team in Illinois....

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) Feeling lucky this Thanksgiving season? You may be sitting on a $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Illinois as part of Monday's drawing. According to the Illinois Lottery website, one Powerball ticket from the Monday, Nov. 24 game matched five numbers to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (406+ words) Union Pacific’s 4014 Big Boy steam engine draws crowds everywhere it goes, and on Monday, in rolled into Watseka. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports. Editor's note: The video above captured Big Boy No. 4014 in Illinois during a prior visit. All-aboard: A one-million-pound…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (197+ words) Raging Waves in suburban Yorkville, Illinois' largest water park, kicked off the season on Sunday, welcoming visitors thrilled to ring in the warmer months. The water park posted an opening day message on social media, urging visitors to come out,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (488+ words) Several events are planned this weekend and Monday to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports. Monday's holiday will mark a number of closures across Illinois as the United States honors and celebrates civil rights…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (283+ words) Northern Illinois’ football team will join the Mountain West Conference for the 2026 season, and their opponents have now been revealed. The Huskies left the MAC after the 2025 season, and they’ll be part of a new-look Mountain West that will also be…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (505+ words) The federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, and some Illinois schools -- including the state's largest district -- will be closed because of it. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Martin Luther King Jr....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (367+ words) Check your Powerball tickets, Illinois: You may not have won the $1.87 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, but three lucky tickets sold somewhere in the state won $50,000 each, and nearly 400 tickets won cash prizes of at at least $100. It…...