The Democrat is expected to announce a run for a third term in the coming weeks. In the meantime, he is devoting much of his energy to attacks on the administration in Washington.
Many of those workers admitted they paid kickbacks to others to fill out phony applications to get loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, intended to help businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Congress approved billions of dollars in "mailbox money" last year to help farmers recover and to bolster the farming economy. Now, that money is being deposited into farmers' bank accounts,
Firefighters battled a large structure fire at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday, which had spread from a grass fire to the building, causing three minor injuries and requiring the
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The 3-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (24-11) topped six-seed Illinois (22-13) 84-75 inside Fiserv Forum Sunday night in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament second round, advancing to their first Sweet 16 since 2019.
A completely turned-over Illini roster had some good moments during the season, but matching the consistency of last year's Elite Eight squad simply never happened.
Kendall Bostic added 12 points and 17 rebounds for Illinois (22-9), which advances to the second round on Monday against No. 1 Texas (32-3), which beat No. 16 William & Mary 105-61.
Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time in a second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday. Sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) advanced with an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier on Friday.
The Illinois basketball team got a lift from big man Tomislav Ivisic early in its first-round NCAA Tournament game against Xavier. The versatile 7-foot-1, 255-pound center averaged 12.5 points and led Illinois with 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, named to the all-Big Ten Conference third team.
A loss would be no typical “end” for this team. It has likely one-and-dones in freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, who are 11th and 21st, respectively, in the latest NBA.com mock draft. Fellow first-year player Tomislav Ivisic, a 7-1 center, has a chance to put himself more prominently on the map in this tournament.
NCAA Tournament First Round matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Xavier Musketeers with predictions, odds, picks, spread, betting lines and more.
A series of severe storms triggered tornado warnings and tornado watches in much of central and northern Illinois on March 19, moving out of the area by late evening. The storms caused a smattering of power outages in northwest Indiana and widespread damage across the Chicagoland area.
Former Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis — a Republican now living in Bonita Springs, Florida — was the first Republican to announce a candidacy for the congressional seat set to be vacated by Rep. Byron Donalds as he runs for governor of the Sunshine State.
