LERNA, Ill. - The Lincoln Fire Protection District battled multiple fires at the same time in Coles County Saturday.

ROBINSON — Hiley A. Schulte, one of three arrested in connection to the murder of Ryan Waggoner of rural Lerna, is facing an unrelated felony charge of arson. Schulte, 53, went before Crawford County ...

Enjoy a Halloween hike, wiener roast, and spooky stories at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site on October 25.

Schools across Douglas, Macon, Montgomery, and Piatt Counties receive grant funding through the Illinois Department of ...

Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth — including improved kindergarten readiness and increased graduation rates — but remains hampered by stagnant reading and math literacy, as well ...

Illinois running back Kaden Feagin (3) is pursued by Southern California safety Bishop Fitzgerald (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Champaign, ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

For years, Illinois football has carried a sense of foreboding. The program has consistently struggled to sustain success in the modern era, and every time it seemed the Illini were on the verge of ...

Editor’s note: Follow live updates from Illinois football vs Purdue in Week 6. WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Illinois football got itself back on track last weekend with a dramatic home victory against USC ...

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Oct. 6 decided to allow National Guard members to deploy to Illinois over the objections of Gov. JB Pritzker, who slammed the Trump administration’s mobilization of troops ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) on Saturday said President Donald Trump will federalize 300 Illinois National Guard troops, despite his dissent. “This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department ...

As federal agencies deploy to Chicago to aid President Trump in his immigration crackdown, Illinois' Attorney General has called foul at the announced deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops.