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…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (130+ words) The Illinois State Fair has announced their first headliner for the 2026 grandstand stage. Country music star Lainey Wilson will headline the event on Aug. 15. "Being awarded Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and…...

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…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (289+ words) The Illinois State Fair has announced another major headliner for the 2026 grandstand stage. Joining the stacked list of notable artists performing at the popular summer event will be superstar trio The Chicks. The Chicks are slated to perform on Aug....

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,…...

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…...

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…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (404+ words) Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a previous migration. Nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road have been shut down for a rather unusual reason: a snake migration - albeit a massive one. LaRue Road in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) An Illinois iLottery player is $1.4 million richer after winning a jackpot in a FastPlay game in recent days. According to Lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold in the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game, which is one of 39 instant play games…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (406+ words) into Illinois as part of its first-ever northeast tour. “Union Pacific couldn’t be prouder to share this...Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena said in a release. “This tour celebrates our company’s rich 164-year history,...the release, the eastern leg of…...