Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace ...

A Pekin man faces up to life in prison after being indicted this week by a federal grand jury for trying to entice a minor to ...

A former federal inmate at Pekin’s federal prison was indicted this week for allegedly beating another man to death in 2023 ...

Mother’s Day is just days away, and the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington is hosting its annual Mother’s Day flower sale.

An unhoused camp in Normal near the AutoZone on W. Virginia Avenue needs to be cleared by June 1 for two upcoming sewer ...

The Real ID deadline is here, and airports in central Illinois and across the U.S. have started to enforce this policy.

A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ ...

Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize Illinois’ immigration laws and its governor while invoking the 2023 murder of a ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is the latest Democrat to enter the 2026 U.S. Senate primary for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s ...

As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many students have turned to local community colleges as a way of holding ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to speak in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield this morning, ...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is the second Democrat to step into the 2026 primary race to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.