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By a unanimous voice vote, Rockford City Council members unplugged the hopes of buried electric lines along 11th Street.

Study looks at Illinois 3 improvements from I-270 to McKinley Bridge, safety the main focus ...

M.J. Kellner’s royal blue and golden yellow semitrucks are a common sight throughout central Illinois. Every week, the ...

In a guest column, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone reflects on leading a large law enforcement division — and holding a ...

Authorities said 24-year-old Contrail Boone of Chicago was shot and killed in Dolton, and Denard Allison, 37, was shot in ...

Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 18,189 wild turkeys during the 2025 spring turkey season.

Seager will one day enter the Hall of Fame because he’s one of the best in the world at slowing those 400 milliseconds down, bending time into a weapon to wear down an opposing pitcher into making a ...

The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rock Valley College, Rockford University, and other partners have been ...

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have placed reliever Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder ...

President Donald Trump’s tariffs aim to revive U.S. manufacturing and the cities where it happens. But in Belvidere, Illinois ...