The Belleville News-Democrat has contacted candidates running in the 13th congressional district Democratic primary on March 17 and asked them to complete a detailed questionnaire. Here’s what they ...

The civil rights leader spent six decades fighting to support Black students and the schools that serve them through protests, organizing, and his writing.

Prior to 2022, it had been nearly a decade since Illinois women's basketball had a winning season. From the 2013-14 season through the end of the ...

Decatur's Women of Character event celebrates women shaping their community through creativity, endurance, and leadership, spotlighting unsung heroes.

Caroline Soler Polling and election data researcher In the Democratic primary for the Ninth Congressional District, Daniel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 12—The Decatur Police Department will host three free women's self-defense training sessions next week, offering hands-on ...

Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21, and Illinois beat Wisconsin 82-70 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Illini play seventh-seeded ...

A rare opening for Illinois to elect a new U.S. senator has sparked sparked a political brawl among the top three candidates ...

A 27-year-old Decatur woman has been charged with sexual exploitation of children. The investigation began after a Cyber Tipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The ...

CONWAY, SC — A DeKalb County man will spend the next three decades in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the death of a woman during a 2023 trip to Myrtle Beach. Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor ...

A Decatur man is set to spend 30 years in prison after he murdered a South Carolina woman while the two were on vacation together. Bornold Alastair Eberhart was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the ...