A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000, but just missed the $71 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Illinois Lottery said.

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

A traveling priest has been charged two months after accusations he grabbed a girl’s hair and pretended to floss with it, according to Illinois authorities. Father Carlos Martins, a member of the religious order Companions of the Cross, faces a misdemeanor charge of battery following the November incident in Will County, court records show.

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of Tobacco Control report evaluating state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use, and

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

Through 18 conference games, Illinois allowed its opponents a league-best 54.9 points per game.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

It is only week away. National Signing Day is fast approaching, an even that could take the high school sports world by storm. On Feb. 5, student-athletes who h

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

The mother is facing a felony charge, but the whereabouts of her and her family are now unknown, Illinois police say.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a group of Democratic governors for a private conversation with the U.S. Senate Minority leader.