A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000, but just missed the $71 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Illinois Lottery said.

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry plans to close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to ice in the river. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the ferry will close at 5 p.m. on January 22 and reopen for its regular operating schedule at 6 a.m. on Thursday, January 23.

The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of Tobacco Control report evaluating state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use, and

Shamone Duncan, 50, was identified as one of the people shot and killed at a restaurant on Jan. 18, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said in a Jan. 19 news release. Police said Duncan and the other victims were not targeted.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Police received a report Jan. 13 about an incident involving a 4-year-old child who was put in the alley of a day care facility for about 20 seconds in temperatures of 19 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the Homewood Police Department.

The goal of the DOGE is to cut through the red tape, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy, and eliminate wasteful spending.

Kentucky visits Tennessee in Knoxville! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Tennessee prediction and pick.

Nebraska looks to break a long losing streak as we continue our College Basketball odds series with an Illinois-Nebraska prediction and pick.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.