All aboard the Peoria Train Fair at Illinois Central College in East Peoria. The event had more than 100 tables set up and 41 ...

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NASCAR's signature event is coming up this Sunday. This will be the 67th running of the Daytona 500. Denny Hamlin leads active drivers with three Daytona 500 victories. Due to weather, NASCAR ...

The winter storm warning started at 6 a.m. Wednesday and ends 3 a.m. Thursday for most of central Illinois. Morning and evening commutes still are expected to be hazardous. Check below for all our ...

ComEd crews from Illinois expect to get there on Tuesday morning to help get the power back on. The East Coast is experiencing severe ice, snow, and windstorms that have knocked down power lines and ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2025 after his conviction on charges of bribery conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud.

The closure, necessitated by essential repairs to the railroad tracks, will see all northbound and southbound lanes of Central Avenue at the railroad crossing blocked from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Adirondack Railroad Cabin Fever Limited Trains leave the Boehlert Transportation Center at Union Station in Utica, New York ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over its decision to slash funding for ...

Water levels were still rising on some waterways in Kentucky and other portions of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic flooded ...