SPRINGFIELD — In an election-year General Assembly session where what won’t pass will likely be as telling as what might, Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol facing a familiar but narrowing path: ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois officials announced the first influenza death in a child this season. The influenza activity in the state has moved to "very high." The Illinois Department of Public Health ...

This season proved bittersweet for the Illinois football team, but it ended with a bang. The Fighting Illini came into 2025 with high expectations, eventually earned a top-10 ranking and lurked on the ...

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois in 2026, impacting areas from healthcare to education. New education laws will guarantee free public education regardless of immigration status and ...

One of the nation’s most dynamic passing attacks will be on display in the 2025 Music City Bowl. Tennessee is set to face Illinois as a 2.5-point favorite on Tuesday. The Volunteers will have a chance ...

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The new law allowing medical aid in dying for Illinois residents will take effect on September 12, 2026 Getty Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950 into law, making Illinois the 12th state to ...

PEORIA — Illinois State University football is unranked, unseeded and still unequaled in the 2025 FCS playoffs. The Redbirds upset No. 8 UC Davis on the road Saturday in the quarterfinals, 42-31, to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday allowing some adults with a terminal illness to take their own lives with medical help. Senate Bill 1950, or the Medical Aid ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will look to extend a six-game home win streak when they square off against the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) on Tuesday, December 9, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will face one challenger in the 2026 Primary Election, after the state's candidate filing deadline passed Monday. Pritzker, a Democrat, will go up ...

Intersect Illinois, the state’s public-private effort to recruit business, is changing its name but not its mission. The organization, which has 56 corporate members, now calls itself the Illinois ...