Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...

The Champaign Fire Department has given more details on a house fire in Champaign Friday. Sonny Smart, Father of Georgia Coach Kirby Smart, Dies After Fall, Surgery in New Orleans I always book ...

Chicago State's Jalen Forrest, left, fights Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Champaign, Illinois.

URBANA — A Champaign man who was already facing charges ... Nolan Bannister, 56, is required to register as a sex offender in the state of Illinois due to a 1994 conviction for aggravated ...

An intruder filmed himself breaking into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Eric Adams, and stole a Christmas ornament in a bizarre stunt just hours after the city rang in 2025 ...

A 20-year-old man recorded himself breaking into Gracie Mansion and swiping a Christmas ornament from Mayor Adams’ home in the early hours of New Year’s Day, police said Thursday. Michael ...

The mayor, Eric Adams, was not there. By Christopher Maag A few hours after midnight on New Year’s Day, a man scaled the fence surrounding Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Firefighters in Champaign saved a cat on New Year's Eve while putting out a house fire. The Champaign Fire Department's Public Information Officer, Randy Smith ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going into effect with the arrival of the new year, and they run the gamut from upping minimum wage and increasing pay ...

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WGN) — When former Chicago Bulls star and NBA legend Michael Jordan listed his Highland Park mansion for sale in 2012, he likely had no idea it would take more than 12 years ...

Rep. Will Guzzardi, left, D-Chicago, and Gov. JB Pritzker celebrate after the Illinois House voted on a bill raising statewide minimum wage during session at the State Capitol in Springfield on ...