In testimony this week, officials pushed back against criticisms by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said the hikes raise suspicions ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

Several area fire departments responded to a fire in a mobile home park in east Urbana on Thursday.

California lawmakers have passed legislation advancing a partisan redistricting plan that could help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats in 2026. Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Thursday ...

Russia has launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine, hitting an American-owned electronics plant among other targets and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to e ...

Federal authorities have set up checkpoints around the nation's capital, asking people for their immigration status and detaining them. President Donald Trump claims a crime crisis requires this ...

It was a warm summer day but Malorie Thorson was dressed for winter as Gerry Kulzer sculpted a likeness of her head from a large ...

U.S. stock indexes lost ground. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday, its fifth straight modest loss since setting an all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, ...

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Makenna Frantz, who farms in rural Arthur, is one of six farmers in as many states chosen to participate in a Mosaic ...

Julie Kirby has spent her entire 14-year teaching career molding the youngest minds in her elementary school buildings. After ...

Just days before national Democrats gather for their annual summer meeting, Iowa's state party officials on Thursday said it was a mistake for the party ...