One Hurt in Crash on West Main and Illinois Street in Salem

One person was injured late Tuesday morning when a car and pickup truck crashed when merging from two to one lanes on West Main at Illinois Street in Salem. Salem Police say the crash occurred when 39-year-old Kandice Hempen of Maplewood Avenue in Salem …

Trump critic JB Pritzker expected to launch Democratic re-election bid for third term as Illinois governor

Governor J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., gives his take on President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy and more on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce on Thursday that he'll …

Three Mariano's locations to close this summer in Illinois. What to know

Three Mariano's grocery stores in the Chicago suburbs are set to close this summer, according to company spokesperson Amanda Puck. The move comes after parent company Kroger announced plans to close 60 stores nationwide over the next 18 months. Here…

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Pipeline Giants Enbridge & Energy Transfer Propose Illinois Expansion for Canadian Oil

Enbridge Inc. and Energy Transfer LP are exploring a significant expansion of pipeline capacity in Illinois, a move designed to facilitate the flow of increasing Canadian oil sands production to Midwest and U.S. Gulf Coast markets.  The joint venture is …

Spotlighting next Illinois Hall of Fame class

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When was Kasparas Jakucionis at his best for Illinois?

Kasparas Jakucionis had moments he dominated for Illinois during his lone season in Champaign with Brad Underwood’s program. Beat writer Scott Richey puts the spotlight on his five best games in an Illini uniform: Illinois 90, Arkansas 77 There was no …

When was Will Riley at his best for Illinois?

Will Riley’s one-and-done season in Champaign saw him overcome mid-year struggles to finish out as one of Illinois’ best players. Beat writer Scott Richey puts the spotlight on his five best games in an Illini uniform: Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67 …

Can't Wait For Saturday | Illinois makes the right call adding Kittner to its Hall

Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll …

Coach Lucht chosen to coach at Illinois High School Shriners game

June 25, 2025 Mary Koester News 0 SHRINERS GAME–The 51st Annual Illinois High School Shriners football game was held June 21 at Illinois Wesleyan University. Red Bud High School Football Coach David Lucht was chosen an assistant coach for this year’s blue …