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The CEO of EV maker Rivian told employees that the company will make the layoffs as the company refocuses to conserve cash.

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An Illinois high school student was arrested Monday after allegedly threatening to kill another student and their friend. He was charged with disorderly conduct.

An Illinois woman accused of stealing $1.5 million worth of food, mainly chicken wings, committed the thefts during the pandemic, prosecutors said.

Illinois lost an appeal in court on Tuesday as a panel voted to keep a temporary restraining order in place against a newly passed gun control law.

A food service director at a school district near Chicago, Illinois was arrested for allegedly stealing over $1.5 million worth of food from the district, mostly chicken wings.

Currently, there is a lifetime ban on name changes for people who have been convicted of certain crimes in Illinois. Gov. Pritzker received a bill that would lift this restriction.

At 21-1, the Boilermakers are not only the best team in basketball but could give the Big Ten its first national champion since 2000.

A family had more than $12,000 in medical bills they couldn't explain after their baby was delivered early. It turns out the doctors who cared for her worked at a different, out-of-network hospital.

$400 million in unpaid wages retrieved for Aurora workers

An Illinois man allegedly set a spare bedroom on fire with gasoline after a fight with his girlfriend, according to the Joliet Police Department.

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It took four days for No. 2 Ohio State to go from unbeaten to second place in the Big Ten.

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven felony counts for his alleged role in his son, Robert III's perpetration of the July 4, 2022 parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.

Tyler Massengill was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic. The fire was set two days after the state enacted laws protecting abortion.

The class-action lawsuit alleges that the labeling on Fireball Cinnamon bottles looks misleadingly similar to the labeling on Fireball Cinnamon Whisky bottles.

A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month.

A new federal lawsuit contends that Illinois’ two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws “ubiquitous” firearms in “radical” defiance of the Constitution’s Second Amendment.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has appealed a judge's decision to slap the new gun control law with a temporary restraining order, arguing the order was improper.

Caleb Campbell was sentenced to life in prison for killing an Illinois police officer. The man had a gun and active warrants in his car when he fled from a traffic stop.

A van belonging to a Rockford, Illinois, funeral home was stolen Saturday, with the body of an unidentified man reportedly still inside.

With under 50 days to Selection Sunday, we break down 20 teams with work to do to get into the Big Dance.

If you completed a Roth individual retirement account conversion in 2022, your tax return may be complicated. Here's what filers need to know.

The overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision just months ahead of its 50th anniversary has prompted many abortion providers to shift how they serve patients.

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the new Illinois law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.

A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the new Illinois law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Effingham County Judge Joshua Morrison issued the order after former Republican candidate for attorney general Tom DeVore sued to block the law. DeVore said he’s representing hundreds of people from dozens of counties who argue the law violates their constitutional rights.

In addition to banning the sale of assault weapons, the legislation caps sales of high-capacity ammunition magazines, and "switches," extra pieces that convert handguns into assault weapons.

Two Illinois paramedics appeared in court on Thursday after being charged with murder in the death of Earl Moore Jr., who died after authorities say he was strapped facedown on a gurney in December. Moore's family, who have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the paramedics and Lifestar, a company that provides ambulance services, spoke with Charlie De Mar in an exclusive interview.

The family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against the medics and their employer. (Jan. 19)

The Illinois man was charged with murder after shooting the attempted carjacker at a gas station, police told media outlets.

LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded professional golf tour that launched last year, reached a deal to broadcast its events on CW Network.

Police are searching for a suspect who was reported “throwing a Molotov cocktail” at a Planned Parenthood facility in Peoria.

Prison staffers at Illinois' John A. Graham Correctional Center were rushed to hospitals after responding to a possible overdose of inmates who appeared under the influence.

Many were brought to hospitals. Some guards and other staff members who responded to inmates suffering severe discomfort became violently ill, a union rep says.

A fire at a central Illinois Planned Parenthood facility was intentionally set, officials say.

The Second Amendment Foundation filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials in federal court, seeking an injunction against the state's new law that bans "assault weapons."

Large firearm manufacturers like Sturm, Ruger are taking a hit as gun sales, which surged in recent years, return to pre-pandemic levels.

A fire at a Peoria, Illinois, Planned Parenthood clinic is being investigated as an apparent arson attack, according to local authorities.

Illinois authorities filed the charges against Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan on Jan. 9, nearly a month after 35-year-old Earl Moore died. Sangamon County State's Attorney Dan Wright announced the charges at a Jan. 10 press conference after an autopsy. The autopsy report listed Moore's cause of death as homicide, caused by compressional and positional asphyxia as he lay facedown on the paramedic stretcher with straps tightened across his back.

At least 74 sheriff's offices in the state of Illinois have posted statements vowing to defy gun control legislation signed into law by Gov. Pritzker earlier this year.

Deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Illinois saved the life of a 77-year-old woman by utilizing the department's R.U.O.K. program designed for residents living alone.

Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill to insulate out-of-state abortion seekers from criminal penalties and affirm the practice's legal protection at home.

Lori Lightfoot's campaign was criticized for sending an email to Chicago Public School teachers, encouraging them to give students "credit" for volunteering on the campaign.

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act on Tuesday, barring the sale and distribution of so-called "assault weapons."

The bill had been debated for years, but found renewed support following the July 4 Highland Park parade massacre last year, which left seven people dead and dozens more wounded.

Two emergency medical services workers have been charged with first-degree murder following the death of a 35-year-old patient in their care, Illinois authorities say.

An Illinois family asked the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to keep the killer of their daughter locked up during a clemency hearing on Tuesday.

Illinois banned the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons Tuesday when Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation driven largely by the killing of seven people at a 4th of July parade last year in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Pritzker acted without hesitation after the House voted 68-41 to make Illinois the ninth state, as well as Washington, D.C., to prohibit the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons. Pritzker, who was sworn into his second term on Monday, celebrated the culmination of what he described as a four-year struggle against “the powerful forces” of gun advocacy groups.

Babies R Us, which went out of business in 2018, will open its a flagship store at the American Dream mega mall in New Jersey.

No. 24 Illinois has earned its first ranking in 23 years coming inThe Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll.

Evanston, a Chicago suburb, has been heralded for its $10 million reparations program. But even some of its Black residents aren't happy with the program's progress.

The pay raise plan that gives Illinois lawmakers an 18% annual salary hike started in the governor's office.

It comes in the wake of the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting which left seven people dead and dozens more wounded.

The Mega Million jackpot continues to grow and Tuesday night’s estimated jackpot has increased to $1.1 billion. No tickets matched Friday night’s winning numbers: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and 13. The only Mega Millions jackpots larger than Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion are the game’s record of $1.537 billion, won in South Carolina on October 23, 2018, and $1.337 billion won in Illinois last July 29. Across the country, 115 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize. The other 100 third-tier winning tickets are worth $10,000 each, lottery officials said.

Proponents of the Illinois gun-control bill say it will stand up in court despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for more people to carry.

Constellation Brands' shares tumble as cost increases plague beer supply chain

Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left and Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the game’s last play as No. 24 Mississippi State rallied to beat Illinois 19-10 in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Prosecutors say the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct.

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 of his 16 points in overtime, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining, and No. 17 Illinois rallied for an 85-78 victory over second-ranked Texas in the Jimmy V Classic.

Body camera footage from police in Aurora, Illinois caught the moment when officers saved a woman and her 9-year-old son as they nearly drowned in a pond.

Virginia climbed 11 spots to No. 5 in this week's AP Top 25 following a difficult week.

Reece Beekman and No. 16 Virginia capped an emotional week by going on a late 13-point run to defeat No. 19 Illinois 70-61 to win the Continental Tire Main Event.

Caterpillar is being fined $145,000 due to a workplace accident where a new employee was “immediately incinerated” after falling into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Illinois voters have approved an amendment to their state constitution that guarantees the right to bargain collectively.

Aidan O’Connell passed for 237 yards and three scores, two to Payne Durham, and Purdue beat No. 21 Illinois 31-24 to turn the Big Ten West race into a muddled mess.

Three former Illinois prison guards face life in prison for a beating that led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin in 2018.

With U.S. union ranks swelling as everyone from coffee shop baristas to warehouse workers seeks to organize, Illinois voters will decide next month whether to amend their state constitution to guarantee the right to bargain collectively.

A 5-1 start has netted No. 24 Illinois three Big Ten midseason awards from The Associated Press.

Planned Parenthood officials have announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic, a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down a constitutional right to abortion and sending the issue to the states has groups on both sides of the debate focusing more than ever on races this fall for state supreme courts.

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio, died suddenly Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He was 59 years old.

Lottery officials say two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket was sold in a Chicago suburb for a late July drawing, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.

Democrats who run state government are celebrating because tax rebates totaling more than $1.2 billion are heading to 6 million taxpayers.

Chicago officials have asked the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas amid the Republican-led state’s political battle over the immigration policies of President Joe Biden’s administration.

The top team caught 346 fish in just two hours, according to organizer Nikki Gregerson, but that team wasn’t the biggest winner of the event.

A House oversight subcommittee wants regulators and industry leaders to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other scams perpetrated on consumers.

Authorities say three people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago-area amusement park’s entrance that sent visitors scrambling for safety and prompted the park to close early.

Caterpillar is reporting a strong second quarter and it topped most profit expectations with higher prices for machinery offsetting rising costs.

Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion, plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff.

A group of mothers and community members who have ties to the Uvalde and Highland Park, Illinois shootings are expected to march in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to protest assault weapons.

A business district that had been blocked since the deadly July 4 parade mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has reopened.

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

If “invasive carp” doesn't sound appetizing, how about a plate of copi.

Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, in an effort to address racial inequities in maternal care.

People are flocking to pools, beaches and cooling centers in a swath of the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes, as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond and may have caused the deaths of at least two people in the Milwaukee area.

Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar says it's packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and heading to Texas.

The famous fried chicken eatery is throwing it back to the 70′s for one week.

For some female incumbents running for reelection in Congress this year, holding their seats comes with a new challenge.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected people’s photos without their consent.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says three men were killed when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in northern Oklahoma.

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys offered starkly different explanations Friday for the fatal beating of an Illinois prison inmate four years ago in closing arguments before a jury began deliberating in the trial of two former correctional officers.

Navistar held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its nearly 1 million-square-foot facility off of Highway 281 on Wednesday. The plant will ultimately employ about 650 people, 500 of whom are already on payroll.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says South Carolina and Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris have reached a five-year deal for him to become the next men’s basketball coach.

Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-53 win over Illinois.

We finally have a March featuring NCAA Tournament games with no crowd restrictions at sites across the country.

Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year.

Tenth-ranked Wisconsin lost leading scorer Johnny Davis when he was injured on a flagrant foul early in the second half, and the Badgers also missed a chance to clinch the Big Ten title outright by falling to Nebraska 74-73.