FILE - Northwestern University President Michael Schill testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Education
1 day ago
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension

“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.

This man is suspected of assaulting a local bus passenger.
Crime
2 days ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying suspect in bus battery

A man is accused of getting on a bus and of beating a passenger.

Grant Park in Chicago hosted three NASCAR Cup Series races that were partially funded by grants from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Sports
2 days ago
Illinois’ tourism push includes millions for NASCAR events

Metro East race sponsorship is part of $44M Enjoy Illinois campaign

A letter from the Illinois State Board of Elections to the U.S. Department of Justice outlines the state’s concerns with the department’s efforts to collect sensitive voter data. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 days ago
Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data

National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
IL State News
2 days ago
Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents

Details about the operation are scant, but President Donald Trump has amped up the rhetoric about crime in the nation’s third-largest city, saying an immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment are planned despite the objections of local leaders and a federal court ruling that a similar deployment in Los Angeles was illegal.

UIS Athletics
Sports
2 days ago
Cook hired as UIS Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development

Lisa Cook, a native of the Peoria area, came to UIS from Bradley University in Peoria.

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Crime
2 days ago
Woman shot in Decatur while attending vigil

The woman was attending a vigil for one of several Labor Day weekend shooting victims in Decatur.

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Local
2 days ago
Man rescued from grain bin in Nokomis

“Relief cuts” in the grain bin and the moving around of grain helped to rescue the man.

A McDonald's Big Mac Combo Meal is shown in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Business
3 days ago
Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war

To kick off the promotion, McDonald’s will offer an $8 Big Mac meal or a $5 Sausage McMuffin meal for a limited time in most of the country.

FILE- This Feb. 21, 2018, file photo shows a display of Heinz Ketchup on display in a market in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Business
3 days ago
Kraft Heinz undoes blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes

Kraft Heinz has no plans to change its current headquarter locations in Chicago and Pittsburgh.