Washington lost to Chicago St. Ignatius in a girls basketball game at the IHSA Class 3A state finals. Here is a recap and highlights from Normal.

Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers Wednesday of consequences that could result from proposed cuts in federal Medicaid funding.

Washington is the latest Peoria-area municipality to consider its own 1% grocery tax to cover the shortfall from elimination of it statewide.

Duckworth made history that year as the first senator to give birth while in office. She brought her 10-day-old newborn onto the Senate floor during a vote, a decision that sparked a rule change which now allows parents to bring infants onto the Senate floor to fulfill both parenting and political duties.

Steve Tamari, 65, alleges university police broke nine of his ribs during his detainment at a pro-Palestine protest in April.

Rep. Darrin LaHood, a Republican from Peoria and staunch Trump supporter, is signaling a break with Elon Musk and 'DOGE.’

A jury on Friday found an Illinois landlord guilty of murdering a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in an October 2023 hate crime. The murder came one week after Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack ...

Illinois is preparing for the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic where they will take on Texas Tech, Washington and No. 15 Texas.

Illinois is offering free test preparation to over 200,000 students at public universities and select community colleges throughout the state.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are in the midst of a disappointing season, but that doesn't mean they aren't a terribly tough matchup for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Four turnovers and a porous run defense were too much to overcome, as Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders lost 55-23 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln ...