A traveling priest has been charged two months after accusations he grabbed a girl’s hair and pretended to floss with it, according to Illinois authorities. Father Carlos Martins, a member of the religious order Companions of the Cross, faces a misdemeanor charge of battery following the November incident in Will County, court records show.

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of Tobacco Control report evaluating state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use, and

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

Police received a report Jan. 13 about an incident involving a 4-year-old child who was put in the alley of a day care facility for about 20 seconds in temperatures of 19 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the Homewood Police Department.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

Auburn continues to reside in the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after surviving a scare Saturday against Tennessee. Kentucky wasn't

Through 18 conference games, Illinois allowed its opponents a league-best 54.9 points per game.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks over Northwestern center Keenan Fitzmorris on Sunday. Johnson produced 15 points and nine rebounds in the Illini’s 83-74 win in Champaign. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.

Officials say Kentucky’s 4th-grade math students saw an increase in their scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the