Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump’s administration has made a tough state budget season even more difficult for Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats who control Springfield.
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The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
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Olivia Lett is the head coach of the University of Illinois Springfield Women's Basketball Program. She discusses her journey from player to coach, her coaching philosophy, and the challenges and triumphs of leading a collegiate team. Coach Lett also gives insight into women's basketball and how it has evolved.
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The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement on Tuesday, seven months after a deputy shot the unarmed woman in her home near Springfield.
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Eric Puchner's new novel, Dream State, was just named the latest Oprah book club pick. It's about a love triangle that tests the decades-long friendship of two college friends.
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Rose is one of thousands of federal workers who have been terminated by the Trump administration. At 26, she's left wondering what to do now.
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Louis DeJoy said he plans to step down after a nearly five-year tenure marked by the coronavirus pandemic, surges in mail-in election ballots and efforts to stem losses through cost and service cuts.
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The reasons for the beachings are unclear. Reasons could include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators and severe weather.
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Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.
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The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.
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It's the second tech company to agree to a payout after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prompted Trump to be kicked off numerous social media platforms.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged for allegedly helping to mastermind far right coup plot to upset the country's 2022 election result.
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In some parts of the Plains region, the National Weather Service expects temperatures to reach as low as the negative 20s and 30s.
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Jurors found A$AP Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.
President Trump campaigned on lowering the cost of IVF, after a controversial ruling made the treatment stop in Alabama for a short time.
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The US president dismisses concerns Ukraine is not involved in peace talks and says he is confident in success.
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It is a week that has upended alliances and put Russia at the top table of global politics.
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A former friend said the hip-hop star opened fire at him during a dispute on a Hollywood street in 2021.
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Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election.
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Though 90 of the 157 stranded whales survived, they could not be saved due to complex conditions.
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The central Illinois band, Crash Planet, has two EPs out — 2023's Subconscious and 2024's False Summit. They play shows in the area and are planning a regional tour.
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