Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

A Norwegian ship suspected of being involved in "serious damage" to an underwater telecoms cable between Latvia and Sweden has been boarded by police. The Silver Dania cargo vessel, with an all ...

A Northwestern study found that delayed hospital transfers are costing lives in Illinois. Sun-Times file Share Trauma surgeon Anne Stey is haunted by the lives she couldn’t save. While she was ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian-owned and Russian-crewed ship that authorities suspect may have been involved in damage to an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish ...

Desperately needing a bounce-back win after the poor showing at home against Maryland last week, Illinois (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) got what it needed, cruising to an 83-74 win Sunday over Northwestern ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed ... U.N. Security Council that the protesters’ damage to embassies were “sincerely ...

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Illinois’ job recovery rate since the pandemic has been notably slow, ranking 46th in the nation, with only 15,400 more jobs than were available in January 2020. This translated to a 0.25% increase.

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The moisture helps fire crews to slow the wildfires that started burning ... “The force of this rushing water and debris can also damage or even destroy things like culverts, bridges, roadways ...