Illinois State to take input on strategic plan Local News

Illinois State to take input on strategic plan

NORMAL – The future of Illinois State University will partially be in the hands of Twin Cities...

Report: Chicagoland has the most gangs State News

Report: Chicagoland has the most gangs

CHICAGO – A new report says Chicagoland has the most gangs in the U.S. The Chicago Crime Commi...

2012 Redbird football opener pushed back Local Sports

2012 Redbird football opener pushed back

NORMAL – Due to the construction on the new renovations to Hancock Stadium, the date for t...

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Quinn supports raising dropout age to 18

CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn wants to raise the age when students can drop out of school in Illinois. Quinn on Friday announced that he supports increasing the minimum attendance age to 18. Currently, the s...

Proposals in Illinois would regulate online dating

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation has been introduced in Springfield that would require online dating services operating in Illinois to tell users if they do background checks. The Chicago Tribune reports the p...

Coliseum events dominate ‘What’s Going On’

An EVening of EV’s –Friday; Normal Marriott and Normal Theatre; more info The Fish & Feather Expo – Friday- Sunday; Interstate Center Bloomington; more info

Doctors remove 2 small pieces of Kirk’s brain

CHICAGO – Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk remains in serious but stable condition after suffering a stroke over the weekend. His neurosurgeon said yesterday that doctors have removed two small pieces of brain...

Debt collectors group dislikes ‘prison’ comparison

CHICAGO – An association that represents debt collectors in Illinois says they are on the same page as the Illinois attorney general when it comes to concerns related to arrest warrants issued when a...

U of I students: Leaders lack ethics

URBANA – Student leaders at the University of Illinois have passed a resolution calling for more ethical leadership following the resignation of the university president’s chief of staff. Michael Hogan’...

Father in duct tape photo case pleads not guilty

CHICAGO – A Chicago man who bound his young daughter with tape and posted the photo on Facebook has pleaded not guilty to aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint. A spokesman for the Cook Count...

Durbin: Honor baseball hall with special coins

SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Treasury may end up minting coins to raise money for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sales of the commemorative coins would raise millions of dollars to help the hall mark its 75th anniv...