As a baby boomer in the 1950s, dear old dad would wake me up in the wee hours of the morning to go fishing on the Kankakee River, and we’d travel Dixie Highway in Crete. I always was intrigued by a ...

Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense has been awarded a new contract to develop an air-launched hypersonic missile, as the Pentagon looks to accelerate development of the ultra-fast weapons in ...

Donald Trump Jr. made his way around the Region Wednesday with stops in Portage and St. John, where he met with planning officials about residential and utility developments he is backing financially.

Oscars Commentary (Updated: Sept. 18, 2025): The state of the Oscar race is only beginning to take shape, but three major fall festivals — Telluride, Venice and Toronto — have already provided a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, ...