Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and accelerating a generational ...

Potential cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact Illinois residents who rely on the program for healthcare and support services. Over 3.4 million Illinoisans, or one-quarter of the state's ...

Since 2020, 33 downstate Illinois counties have passed referendums to explore the formation of a new state. Illinois Gov. has called the action 'a stunt.' A bill throwing out the welcome mat to ...

Lisa C. Freeman, President, Northern Illinois University Daniel Mahony, President, Southern Illinois University The letter cites the importance of higher education to American prosperity and ...

Four people from Wisconsin were killed on Saturday when their private, single-engine plane crashed in a field near an airport in rural Illinois after reportedly striking powerlines, authorities said.

TRILLA, Ill. (WSIL) -- A small single-engine plane crashed near Mattoon, Illinois, on Saturday. The crash happened on County Road 1400 N in Trilla, Illinois (Coles County) on April 19 ...

Among all the rosters in Division I college basketball last season – and certainly within the Power 4 conferences – Illinois had one of the youngest and least familiar with one another.

Four people died when a small, single-engine plane crashed in Trilla, Illinois, on Saturday morning. The plane departed from Menomonie, Wisconsin, and went down at around 10:15 a.m, according to ...

TRILLA, Ill. (WLS) -- Officials are investigating a deadly plane crash with no survivors in Illinois on Saturday. The video in the player above is from a previous report. The Federal Aviation ...

Four people were killed Saturday morning when a small plane crashed in central Illinois after hitting a set of power lines. The crash occurred at around 10:15 a.m. local time on County Line Road ...