Elgin police Sgt. Richard Free IV, who died Nov. 2, will be laid to rest Friday in Lake County. Police Chief Ana Lalley announced the sergeant died unexpectedly of complications from an illness.

Led by Chase Walker's 19 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Long Beach State Beach 82-80. Petar Majstorovic scored 19 points for Long Beach State and Shaquil Bender added ...

She was the oldest child of Edward and Edna (Jablonski) Wierzchowski. A lifelong area resident, Doris was raised on Lepper Road in Fort Johnson where she lived until her marriage to Robert J. Syzdek.

Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 points and Oscar Cluff added 14 to power No. 2 Purdue to a 97-79 romp over Akron on Sunday night.

Nate Glantz threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns and Jared Rhodes ran for two touchdowns and Lindenwood beat Eastern Illinois 42-12. To start the fourth, Glantz threw a 29-yard ...

Luke Altmyer threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns to Hudson Clement and rushed for 62 yards Saturday as Illinois defeated Maryland 24-6, handing the Terrapins their sixth straight loss.

Led by Dominique Daniels Jr.'s 22 points, the Cal Baptist Lancers defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 69-59 on Friday. The Lancers improved to 3-0 with the win and the Leathernecks ...

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirms he won’t seek reelection days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get ...

Cason Carswell threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Alex Williams with 1:21 remaining and Western Illinois scored the final 17 points to beat Lindenwood 24-21. It was all Western Illinois ...

Led by Daemar Kelly's 18 points, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Benedictine (Illinois) Eagles 117-62 on Thursday. The Huskies are now 2-2 on the season.

Christine Schult, 96, of Wausau, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after a brief time at Weston Hospital, Sunday, October 19, 2025. She remained in her own home of 70 years until her ...

Tayshawn Comer scored 23 points, including five in the overtime, as the Nevada Wolf Pack knocked off the Southern Illinois Salukis 86-81 on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack improved to 3-0 ...