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A federal judge ordered special elections after earlier ordering the state to redraw the electoral map used to select justices, concluding the current configuration dilutes the power of Black voters.

A stop-gap spending bill to give Illinois colleges and universities some of what the state owes them made no difference in the proposed tuition hike at…

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, Bloomington-Normal literary enthusiasts are also marking 25 years of David Foster Wallace's essay, The View From Mrs. Thompson's.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is prosecuting Hervis Rogers, who allegedly voted before his parole ended. Paxton has made prosecuting alleged cases of voter fraud a core mission of his office.

The way Black people were treated in Bloomington-Normal got a lot worse in the 20th century than in the years before, and that's saying something. Those conditions produced jarring juxtapositions in people’s lives, such as that of an intelligent churchgoing Black woman who worked for the family of State Farm royalty and in a brothel to make ends meet.

None of the higher education institutions in Bloomington-Normal report having overdoses on campus, but health officials still encourage students to take advantage of prevention training and be prepared.

A Facebook group providing frequent reports on weather events in Central Illinois has gained traction.

For 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln opened its doors to the public on Saturday for the first time in 19 years, and wants to be more accessible in the future.

DeSantis dealt another blow to Walt Disney World's autonomy by signing a bill on Monday to take control of the company's development board. Critics say the move looks like retaliation.