The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.

While a storm system moving through the area this weekend will bring some freezing drizzle to the area on Saturday, the systems that follow will stand a better chance of bringing accumulating snow to ...

At an open-cast mine, Abdullahi Ibrahim Danjija carefully chisels away at a hunk of whitish rock before stuffing a sack with the pieces which break off the walls. In the course of a day’s work ...

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Louisiana visits Northern Illinois after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 24 points in Louisiana's 83-82 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Huskies are 5-5 on their home court. Northern ...

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Their case seems to be that these "Rising 15" neighborhoods are the victims of disinvestment over the years and, therefore, should receive a portion of the railroad money via a "money swap" with ...

Trump administration officials are suing Illinois and top state officials, hoping to force them to turn over suspected illegal immigrants rather than releasing them from jails and state prisons.

A bill has passed both houses of the Legislature, authorizing the Central Railway Company to construct its road between ...

Louisiana visits Northern Illinois after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 24 points in Louisiana’s 83-82 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Huskies have gone 5-5 at home. Northern Illinois ...

The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of ...