A Springfield artist has won a national contest launched by Ralph Lauren. Michelle Smith won the "Polo Project: Design for Good" polo shirt design contest.
The University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois Springfield are announcing the creation of a joint undergraduate nursing curriculum that will guarantee a spot for incoming freshmen in UIC's nursing program.
NEW BERLIN - New Berlin Education Association teachers' union supporters assembled in front of the high school entrance and advocated to reinstate fired high school math teacher and baseball coach Joe Kindred on Thursday.
A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed Illinois Republican Party groups to host large fundraising events.
Hugh Downs, whose smooth delivery and warm demeanor led to a seven-decade career in television news and talk, died Wednesday at the age of 99, according to reports from the Washington Post and the New York Times.
The number of daily U.S. cases surged above 50,000 for the first time and showed no indication of ebbing, but President Donald Trump preferred to focus on encouraging jobs numbers Thursday.
