Peoria Heights, East Peoria and Washington athletes are among those up for the Journal Star high school boys athlete of the week for Feb. 9-14.

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs nearly cracked the top five of the AP Poll in February, and likely would have had they not fallen on the road to the Portland ...

My wife has been known to complain about how much time I spend on the internet. She’ll be sorry to learn my screen time may be going up, ever since I got a recent email from Srdjan Radoicic from ...

The 2026 primary election is right around the corner, and early voting has gotten underway in most Chicago-area counties. Those locations are primarily at county clerk's offices around the region, ...

Montana Charlie’s in Bolingbrook isn’t just a flea market, it’s a sprawling wonderland where thrifting fantasies materialize before your very eyes. Every weekend, bargain hunters from across Illinois ...

Village Discount Outlet in Cuyahoga Falls is part of a chain of thrift stores that operates throughout Ohio and parts of Illinois. But don’t let the word “chain” fool you – each location has its own ...

Parts of Illinois were hit with up to 14 inches of snow this weekend as a legendary winter storm moved across the country. Now, as residents prepare to set out for work and school, many wonder how ...

Temperatures are still freezing throughout Illinois, with many roads littered with salt, slush and snow following the weekend blizzard. Despite the current calm and sunny skies in much of the state, ...

(KRON) — A man who is facing charges in Illinois for alleged sexual assault of a minor is accused of committing the same crime in Vallejo, police announced Tuesday. Adam Lares, 32, of Roselle, Ill., ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois families hit hard by storms last August will not get extra federal help. Video captured some of the damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's ...

Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on property zoned ...

VALLEJO, CA — A 32-year-old Illinois man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor while in the Bay Area two years ago, according to authorities. Adam Lares, of Roselle, Illinois, ...