12+ hour, 55+ min ago  (405+ words) David Mirkovic had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded Illinois flexed its defensive muscles to eliminate last year's national runner-up from the NCAA Tournament, beating Houston 65-55 in the South Region semifinals on Thursday night. Next up is a meeting Saturday with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (802+ words) Carol Moseley Braun " the former U.S. senator from Illinois and first Black woman to hold the office " had just ended a call with newly minted Democratic Senate nominee Juliana Stratton on Wednesday when she reflected on why the victory was "obviously…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (195+ words) Illinois House Election Results for the 2026 Primary Election. See Live Illinois House Election results and maps by state, county and district from NBC News. Illinois House District 14 Primary Results 2026 Republican House 14 County Results Democratic House 14 County Results The expected vote…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (352+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was always on a glide path to his third Democratic nomination for governor ever since he announced he would seek re-election. Now, he knows the Republican he'll face in November. With Darren Bailey winning the Republican…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1121+ words) Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday's primaries in Illinois, where retirements by key House Democrats and the state's senior senator opened new theaters for intraparty hostilities. Meanwhile, an…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (719+ words) On the morning of September 6, 1986, a farmer driving a combine through his cornfield in Summerfield, Illinois, made a startling discovery. It was the body of a young woman. Authorities were unable to identify her, and for 22 years, she would be…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (853+ words) For most, the chaos of the holiday season has come and gone. But for Wendy Davis, the chaos of the last month and a half has nothing to do with the holidays. Wendy's father, 59-year-old Dan Davis, has been missing…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (335+ words) WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon Actor Tara Reid was taken to the hospital from her Chicago area hotel early Sunday morning, according to reports. A spokesperson for Rosemont Public Safety told NBC News on Tuesday that…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (495+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has identified the young woman who was set on fire last week while riding a Chicago Transit Authority train as 26-year-old Bethany MaGee. Duffy, in a post on X, also blamed "Chicago's carelessness" for the attack,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (456+ words) Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against Marimar Martinez, who was shot by a Border Patrol agent multiple times in Chicago and accused of using her car to assault and impede federal law enforcement. Martinez and co-defendant Anthony Ian…...