Brookfield celebrated a historic Air Mail flight from the town to Chicago in 1938 with a ceremony and "Pony Express" riders.

Shorthanded or not, the Illini (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) need to stand tall – and hold themselves to account – Sunday against the ...

The Illini (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten) are getting healthy again, but they can't lose their focus against the Trojans (18-7, 7-7) in Los Angeles ...

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Feb. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Laureates Summit 2026 (WLS 2026) officially opened today in Dubai. The summit is hosted by World Laureates Association ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago presented the 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate Primary Forum on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m., live and without commercials. ABC7's anchor Judy Hsu led the 60-minute forum, ...

Illinois wasn't going to stay unbeaten until the end of the cosmos, so if defeat was inevitable, a loss at Michigan State to end a 12-game win streak was about as satisfactory a way to take the hit as ...

MOMENCE, Ill. (WLS) -- A suspect has been arrested in connection with a mother's murder at the far south suburban bar she owned, officials said on Tuesday afternoon. The arrest came just a couple of ...

A top-10 matchup between heated Big Ten rivals on a random early-February weekend? Yes, please. Illinois is in full locomotion as it hunts win No. 13 in a row, but it will have to come against street ...

The Illini (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten) hope to shrug off their first loss of 2026 and reset back at home against the Badgers (16-7, ...