Starting Monday, July 14, Illinois Route 72 will be closed for a full week just west of Route 251. Crews will be out doing maintenance on the Illinois Railway Crossing, and they’ll need to shut down ...

A new law enforcement task force is coming to Central Illinois to combat human trafficking. The new task force — the Illinois Trafficking Enforcement Group (ITEG) — will consist of three agencies: the ...

The 74 reports that the microschool movement is growing, with median sizes rising from 16 to 22 students, serving 750,000 U.S ...

Chase Elliott couldn’t have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win. Fans roared in approval after Elliott, the ...

A news release from Illinois State Police stated that Terieica L. Smith, 44, of Decatur, was driving a gray 2017 Toyota Camry on eastbound Interstate 72 late Friday night.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte said a fan in Chicago who brought him to tears during a game against the ...

The Charlie Hughes Shootout is one of the best high school basketball events of summer calendar. Here are 30 players who ...

Class 2A girls At Hickory Point Golf Course, Decatur Trophy teams: 1 Northbrook Glenbrook North 292-293 — 585; 2 Lincolnshire Stevenson 308-300 — 608; 3 Hinsdale Central 310-310 — 620.

Class 2A girls At Hickory Point Golf Course, Decatur Trophy teams: 1 Northbrook Glenbrook North 292-293 — 585; 2 Lincolnshire Stevenson 308-300 — 608; 3 Hinsdale Central 310-310 — 620.

Preliminary reports from Illinois State Police said the accident happened in the westbound lane near McCraney Creek. It closed the highway between the Hull/Payson and Barry exits on I-72 from ...

MONTICELLO, Ill. (WRSP) — Interstate 72 now goes by a new name, "Officer Oberheim Memorial Highway", which honors fallen Champaign Police Officer, Chris Oberheim, who was killed in the line of ...

Day said Jason Betzler, 49, of Champaign, was pronounced dead at 8:08 a.m. Friday in Decatur Memorial Emergency Room. We're told Betzler suffered massive internal trauma from the crash.