When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

Born and raised in the great state of Illinois, I am 36 years old ... environment was well received during conversations with several business owners in Belvidere. I envision strengthening the city’s ...

New life rings are ready to save lives on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois, after an intense rescue last summer. Joliet Fire Department Dive Team members on Wednesday morning installed ...

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Illinois (21-7, 11-6) visited California for the first time since the Big Ten expansion that brought in No. 2 UCLA (26-1, 14-1) and No. 4 USC ( 25-2, 15-1). Its trip to Los Angeles ended an eight-game ...

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking instructors for 2025 summer fishing clinics at locations throughout the state for the department’s Urban Fishing Program. Fishing ...

Illinois basketball is coming off its most lopsided loss in program history and has lost three games in a row to ranked teams. Where does that put the Illini on the road to March Madness?

A 43-point loss to Duke? What 43-point loss to Duke? OK, fine, there's no pretending Illinois' 110-67 loss to No. 3 Duke on Saturday night in New York didn't happen. Have we mentioned it was by 43 ...

Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Crash: Police A Belleville woman was charged with DWI after driving the wrong way on Route 46 West and crashing head-on into another vehicle, ...