A jury has been selected to decide the case of a Freeport man charged with sex assault and aggravated battery in Whiteside County in 2023. The eight-man, four-woman jury, sworn in at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday ...

President Donald Trump’s pardoning of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich drew angry reactions from some Illinois political leaders ...

City Council leaders are considering taking legal action to block what they are calling Mayor Adams’ “appalling” new policy ...

After a hearing to determine whether a Freeport man's right to a speedy trial was violated and if the case should be dismissed as a result, a Whiteside County judge ruled Friday that he will stand ...

Donald Trump‘s plan for U.S. “ownership” of Gaza does not include giving Palestinian people the right to return to their land ...

Urbana mayoral candidates Annie Adams and Deshawn Williams held a forum at the University YMCA on Wednesday with the West ...

Adams County Board Chairman Bret Austin’s attempt to fill a vacancy on the board hit a snag Tuesday night. Theresa Bockhold resigned from her District 7 seat at the board’s January meeting and Austin ...

As people waited outside Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse for the trial of Bradley Yohn to resume one afternoon in ...

A federal judge extended a restraining order Monday on the Trump administration's deadline for more than 2 million federal ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

The lawsuit comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee next month.

Last month, HPAI spread to Rose Acre Farms in Seymour, which is the second-largest egg producer in the United States. About 2 ...