The McLean County Museum of History unveiled a new marker in downtown Bloomington that commemorates an 1858 speech by Abraham ...

"If someone emerges as a rival to Joey Chestnut it transforms the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest into an event," Moore said.

With the World Cup drawing global crowds, MLB has emerged as the only major U.S. league in season throughout the tournament, ...

Less than six months into his 20-year prison sentence, the former sheriff’s deputy convicted of second-degree murder for the ...

A richly layered "Romeo and Juliet" runs through July 31 at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival at Ewing Theatre. Read Nancy ...

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Three Streator residents, including an infant, perished Thursday in a single-vehicle crash in rural Gridley, Livingston County Coroner Michael Renner said.

A local high school senior-to-be sang the National Anthem as the John Deere Classic opened its Fourth of July weekend celebration.

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced Monday that he is battling ALS. Two days later, he requested that supporters revive a trend that has been on ice since 2014.

Tomorrow, between the burgers and the fireworks, remember to celebrate this grand, imperfect, beautiful experiment we call home.

"It was a good run, but as 'Best and Last' reminds us, all good things come to an end," Bruce Miller writes in his review.