Southern Illinois was beginning to feel the tumult that had rocked Missouri. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Springfield, Illinois, is a small city and a great one. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a man at the First Illinois Bank on the corner of Market and Second.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what Michigan or Illinois or Canada looked like. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In the same year, he set a state record for the high jump in Illinois. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But it also put him outdoors, in the middle of Illinois, in the middle of February, when temperatures were often below freezing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Me the sports fanatic, me the game freak, me the only ten-year-old in Illinois with a hate on for the alphabet wanted to know what happened next. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The navigator and nose gunner would be Robert Mitchell, a professor’s son from Illinois. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some were slow about it and traveled from Georgia to Illinois, to the City, back to Georgia, out to San Diego and finally, shaking their heads, surrendered themselves to the City. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never thought Constantine would go to Illinois with her, Eugenia. Honestly, I was... sorry to see her go.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

According to a Chicago Tribune report, when the Illinois group lined up to begin the march, “Suddenly from the crowd on the sidewalk Miss Barnett walked calmly out to the delegation and assumed her place.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In Urbana, Illinois, where the University of Illinois is located, Dutch elm disease first appeared in 1951. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Like, really early for these exit polls, but I’m pretty sure we have Illinois.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know who the mayor of Chicago or the governor of Illinois was, nor did he care. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and his dad drove to Peoria, Illinois, one weekend when Colin was eleven to visit Colin's great-great-aunt Esther, who was in a coma at the time and therefore not very good company. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The same bitter lesson was learned by Illinois farmers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Alarmed at the deteriorating conditions, he called in the six-thousand-member Fourth Regiment of the Illinois Militia to bring things back under control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Illinois may have been ready to take on the issue of segregation, but the rest of the parade leadership was not. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A sign said he’d left Wisconsin and was now in Illinois. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Requests for money for wildlife- insecticide research were included in annual budgets submitted to the Illinois legislature by the Natural History Survey, but were invariably among the first items to be eliminated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They asked if Barack would run the process in Illinois, opening a field office in Chicago to enroll black voters ahead of the November elections. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rather than being assigned to the US Naval Training School there on the campus, he was sent to the US Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Knicks had drafted some guy from Southern Illinois I never heard of, and they were still losing a lot of games. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrapped up the family’s affairs, readied the children, and boarded the Illinois Central, resigned to whatever Chicago might bring. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

By the end of the month, half the steel industry, including almost all the mills in Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Wheeling, West Virginia; Lackawanna, New York; and Youngstown, Ohio, had shut down. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In the late winter of 1862, the deserters began pouring back into Illinois. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the glaciers melted, water gushed south, creating the Mississippi River and the Illinois and Missouri Rivers that funnel into it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Soon he left Chicago and moved to Gilman, Illinois, where he met a young woman and began a formal courtship, which compelled him to visit Holmes’s building one more time, to seek a divorce decree. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I knew a lady once, Miss Leeds in Springfield, Illinois. She could tell all manner of things about people just by the way they tapped out their messages on a telegraph machine.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then, finally, the fifth April of the war arrived, and in southern Illinois it came in a burst of warmth and color that seemed prophetic to those who waited for word from Washington. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught a train for Chicago but quickly found that he could not work as a druggist in Illinois until he passed a licensing examination in the state capital in Springfield. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But the best part will be the end of Illinois winters. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The full extent of the toll that has been taken by this largely ineffective program may never be known, for the results measured by the Illinois biologists are a minimum figure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Barack was elected to the Illinois senate in November 1996 and sworn in two months later, at the start of the following year. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The worst body belonged to a car thief from Cicero, Illinois. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The season of plenty in southern Illinois had not been touched by the war. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of static came the sweet strains of cocktail hour music from the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone began moving at the same time, and soon a great black tide was moving toward the exits and the stations of the Alley L and Illinois Central. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A key piece in the jigsaw puzzle of the doomed robins was soon to be supplied by Dr. Roy Barker of the Illinois Natural History Survey at Urbana. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Eric was interested too, talking about applying to the University of Illinois. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

All was going fine until Barack got a call from someone back in Illinois, letting him know that the senate was somewhat abruptly going back into session to finish work on the crime bill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He began opening other websites, one after the other, whether they were for businesses in Illinois or not. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, Uncle Matt, maybe it will. And how will southern Illinois feel about it in case that happens?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote to his beloved Harrison and to assorted other politicians, including the governor of Illinois. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I have forty-seven in my State Quarters Map because Illinois and Florida and Iowa fell out and are under my bed somewhere I think. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall not march at all unless I can march under the Illinois banner,” Wells-Barnett said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I swiveled around, but the Illinois wetland had vanished. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“And Hyderabad is a lot farther from Illinois than Illinois is from New York. And don’t forget, you waited a long time to have a kid despite our ummi’s pressure.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She sponsored a trolley campaign in New York State and an automobile tour across Illinois. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The secretary invited Reggie to speak at his second federal summit, and then heard him at regional summits in Florida, Texas, and Illinois. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To Minnie the little ceremony appeared to be legal and in its quiet way very romantic, but in fact no record of their union was entered into the marriage registry of Cook County, Illinois. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

An extensive program of research is under way in the United States Department of Agriculture laboratory at Peoria, Illinois, to find a way to culture the organism of milky disease on an artificial medium. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Was it a letter from the Illinois State Bar Association? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

More and more stories of Shiloh came through to the county as Illinois boys who had been wounded in the battle began pouring into Cairo, Illinois, during the months of May and June. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trip will re-create Lincoln’s journey from Illinois to the White House four years earlier—though in the opposite direction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was in his final semester at Harvard and caught up in his Law Review work but would soon head back my way to take the Illinois bar and look for a job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Out west” could have meant California, Idaho, Oregon, Illinois, or Arizona. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The goal of Project VOTE! was to sign up new Illinois voters at a staggering pace of ten thousand per week. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The air was stale and still, suffused with the scent of rotten peaches, horse excrement, and partially combusted Illinois anthracite. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Homeland Security has issued a red alert for the entire state of Illinois. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Richardson grew restless with the rules constricting black life in Memphis and moved the family, including daughter Mary, whom Jones had come to love, up to free country in Alton, Illinois. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Those cycling in and out of Illinois prisons today are members of America’s new racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When the train pulled into Chicago’s Illinois Central station, passengers were disgorged into the hustle and bustle of a city that was exciting but also immensely intimidating. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, no. We are here to inquire if this is the home of Ebenezer Carron, 17th Illinois Infantry, Army of Tennessee.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Illinois senate was hung up in a marathon debate, trying to settle on the provisions of a major crime bill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On the third day we cross the Illinois state line. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Branwell told The Ancestors that Tina had started school without knowing a word of English and was the Illinois state spelling champion when she was in fourth grade. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I hadn’t seen the Middle West for a long time many impressions crowded in on me as I drove through Ohio and Michigan and Illinois. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steam engine Nashville that would pull the Lincoln funeral train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now that my oldest brother, Samuel, was a freshman at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, that left my sixteen- year-old brother, Chester, as the oldest child at home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bill Clinton won overwhelmingly in Illinois and across the country, moving President Bush out of office after only one term. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Located near the confluence of the Missouri, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, the Indian city of Cahokia was a busy port. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My mom calls once a month to tell us how happy she is to be away from boring old Illinois. For my birthday, she sent me ten bucks.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was still aflame, only now against a backdrop of Illinois shanties. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tyrone and Johnny are now incarcerated in separate juvenile prisons in Illinois, where they could remain until they are twenty-one. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She famously refused to participate in the 1913 march unless she could walk under the Illinois banner—and she did so, defying the organizers’ plans. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They overwhelmed the forts at present-day Detroit and Dearborn and drove thousands of squatters from settlements all over Illinois and Indiana territories. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of the Illinois senate in 1996, my reasoning went like this: I didn’t much appreciate politicians and therefore didn’t relish the idea of my husband becoming one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m from Illinois. Even for me, it’s hard here. I can do just so much.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the map at school, I saw they are next-door neighbors to Illinois. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was only through luck and connections that Grant secured a commission in an Illinois regiment. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’d written his remarks over the course of a couple of weeks, working on them in between Illinois senate votes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And the blanket is unconditionally guaranteed for a period of three years by Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, Illinois. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incidents like the eastern Illinois spraying raise a question that is not only scientific but moral. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The cornfield stretched out for miles, but standing here, on a hazy back road in Illinois, you wouldn’t know it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Our attempts at procreation took place not in service of important monthly hormonal markers but rather in concert with the Illinois legislative schedule. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A nobody, a boy on a southern Illinois farm—would he dare? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chemical treatments were continued, nevertheless, without consultation with either the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Illinois Game Management Division. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The African American woman in question was Ida Wells-Barnett, who planned to come from Chicago to Washington, DC, to march side by side with her suffrage sisters from Illinois. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Below us lay the Beni, a Bolivian province about the size of Illinois and Indiana put together, and nearly as flat. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Below our fields, twisting and winding, ran the clear blue waters of the Illinois River. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed again and said, “Good, because I don’t think her new husband would appreciate the competition. Charlemae . . . Miss Hill is currently living in Chicago, Illinois.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Shivering in my jacket, I’m supervising a group of kids unloading a cube van with Illinois plates. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And then the news of a train on its way from the East, a train carrying Abraham Lincoln back to Springfield, Illinois. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I pushed the cardboard flap forward and, right there on the green lawn of Julia Bishop’s home in Lake Forest, Illinois, I stepped out of the book and into Julia’s arms. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

That included Mr. Lincoln’s home state of Illinois; but to Jethro’s disappointment, it was not southern Illinois that gave the state’s electoral votes to the President. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eagles — probably northern nesters — winter along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was easy to get an Illinois law license in 1868, and after several months, Guiteau learned enough to pass the simple oral examination. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After the devastating bath of dieldrin recently administered to the farmlands in eastern Illinois for the control of the Japanese beetle, farmers discovered that corn borers had increased enormously in the treated area. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

From the town of Hinsdale, Illinois, a housewife wrote in despair to one of the world’s leading ornithologists, Robert Cushman Murphy, Curator Emeritus of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

After the murder of Eric Morse, the Illinois legislature made a new law saying that children as young as ten could be locked up in youth prison. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps no community has suffered more for the sake of a beetleless world than Sheldon, in eastern Illinois, and adjacent areas in Iroquois County. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Wells-Barnett arrived in Washington, DC, with sixty-two other Illinois suffragists, all white. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It is time for Illinois to recognize the colored women as a political equal,” said the president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

According to a study conducted by the DePaul University College of Law in 2000, of the then-ninety-eight occupations requiring licenses in Illinois, fifty-seven placed stipulations and/or restrictions on applicants with a criminal record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The largest and most devastating riots of all, however, took place in Washington, DC; Chicago, Illinois; and Elaine, Arkansas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

So all children born in Illinois would end up with a sixty- volume library by the time they entered school. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sections of Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri are all experiencing a rain of chemicals in the name of beetle control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Barack had already built goodwill with a diverse range of constituents throughout Illinois, including in the rural white farm areas in the southern part of the state. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I had the Frisco Railroad on my right, and the Illinois River on my left. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It got to be a race to see what regiment would make it to the top first and I want you to kno that old 104th Illinois didnt do so bad. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward Baker Lincoln was born on March 10, 1846, in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Would it vex him that a boy from southern Illinois could be so bold? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X testified at the office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois which had been investigating the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Indian societies disintegrated from disease and mistreatment, forest invaded savanna in Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and the Texas hill country. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was also thinking that, as cooler observers around me had been cautioning, it would probably be saner, cheaper, and easier for Jesse to try for the University of Illinois in the fall. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It happens again when she arrives in the village of Warren, Illinois. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Would sharing him with the state of Illinois really be all that different? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

No cars traveled the roads, no creatures howled or sniffed or chuffed, and the wind, a constant in the cornfields of Illinois, pulled in on itself and snoozed like a cat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Included among their ranks were all-black units such as the Harlem Hellfighters and the Eighth Illinois National Guard that fought with extraordinary courage and great distinction. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

About 90 percent of those sentenced to prison for a drug offense in Illinois are African American. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although funds for chemical control came in never-ending streams, the biologists of the Illinois Natural History Survey who attempted to measure the damage to wildlife had to operate on a financial shoestring. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, April 5, 1892, at 6:50 A.M., a sudden windstorm demolished the fair’s just-finished pumping station and tore down sixty-five feet of the Illinois State Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Instead of moving past the house, beyond the house, instead of charging around Illinois by way of South Dakota, the mare walked toward the house, toward the gray windows like closed lids. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Frank Haven Hall, superintendent of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind, unveiled a new device that made plates for printing books in Braille. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Illinois Central Railroad runs a thousand miles south to north down the middle of the United States. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Representative James R. Mann of Illinois came from his hospital bed in Baltimore, where he had been for six months, so that he could vote yes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Tears rolled down her cheeks, and her voice trembled as she said, “If the Illinois women do not take a stand now in this great democratic parade then the colored women are lost.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But the Joneses knew there were more sheriffs lurking in towns throughout Illinois and across the northern states. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The territory affected fay the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 included parts of what are currently known as the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s the Illinois Central. The Southern Pacific. And right there goes the queen of them all, the Rock Island Line. That’s the one that half your Chicago relatives work on, Ben. Watch where you’re whizzin’. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy from Illinois stared and felt his heart beating and saw movement. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I were a colored woman, I should be willing to march with the other women of my race,” one Illinois suffragist said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They weren’t high fashion, but they looked cute enough, and more important they’d keep the girls warm regardless of what the Illinois winter had in store. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Gideon had worked for a time in a freight yard in Springfield, Illinois, and Miss Leeds, the lady in the office, had taken me under her wing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Your mom has ten customers in Illinois,” she said as a grid appeared on the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In one of the smaller claims, an Illinois man complained that his frightened wife had a nervous breakdown and was incapacitated for a month. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I’m home with my parents while Dylan and Samantha are getting their college on in Illinois. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

If the ideas of Pauketat, the University of Illinois archaeologist, are correct, the immigrants probably came to regret their decision to move. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But we have had many, many such cases to come before the courts of Illinois. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took a job as a traveler for a book publisher, assigned to sell a single book throughout northwestern Illinois. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At Blue Island, Illinois, hundreds of dead and dying birds were picked up. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Small houses, grand farmhouses, and the Paradise Park Campground, which would have been a perfect stop for the night, if it weren’t a few miles shy of her destination: Marengo, Illinois. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There were boys from Illinois at Wilson’s Creek, and the war for many people in Jasper County had suddenly become a sorrowful reality. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was so significant in Illinois that in 2003, Governor George Ryan, a Republican, citing the unreliability of capital punishment, commuted the death sentences of all 167 people on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It lay in a strip from the foothills of the mountains to the banks of the Illinois River in northeastern Oklahoma. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were four men along the bridge: New York and Illinois, two of them very young. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, we should do this with Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, Illinois had Black Laws that made sure blacks like the Joneses and Isbel understood the reality: They might be free, but they were not equal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The president hears footsteps on the gravel and the familiar voice of former Illinois congressman Isaac Arnold calling his name. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

June 16, 1858: Abraham Lincoln delivered his “a house divided cannot stand” speech in Springfield, Illinois, which meant the country could not be partly for and partly against slavery. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Many thousands of others boarded trains and jammed the bright yellow cars, dubbed “cattle cars,” built by the Illinois Central to haul as many people as possible to the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Or the teenage boys who were swallowed whole by a man-made quicksand pit on the property of an Illinois businessman. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stayed in the South and worked for a few years to save some money, then packed up, headed to Illinois, and proposed to Mary Richardson, the love of his life. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Senate, winning 70 percent of the vote statewide, the largest margin in Illinois history and the biggest landslide of any Senate race in the country that year. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When people are released from Illinois prisons, they are given as little as $10 in “gate money” and a bus ticket to anywhere in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Illinois was called for Barack, we could hear cars honking and shouts of excitement from the streets below. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We’re heading for the First Illinois Bank over on State Street.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The driver hands me an envelope with the logo of an elementary school in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It had pictures like an old Technicolor movie and was from somewhere called Peoria, Illinois. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In early 2004, Governor Rod Blagojevich announced a plan to mail one book a month to every child in Illinois from the time they were born until they entered kindergarten. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

In his pockets the officer found $112, a bus ticket for Petersburg, Illinois, and documents that identified him as Thomas Dowell, an obscure local jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by the turn of the century, there were anti-suffrage groups in New York, Illinois, California, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Washington, and Oregon. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As of June 2001, there were nearly twenty thousand more black men in the Illinois state prison system than enrolled in the state’s public universities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The first American race, run around Evanston, Illinois, had been held only eight years before, with the winning car ripping along at the dizzying average speed of seven and a half miles per hour. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two Illinois delegates—both white—offered to march with Wells-Barnett in the African American section. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Not El Paso, Texas. The other one, in Illinois. It’s a few hours south. You know where you are now?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He worked forever as the number-two chair in the least successful barbershop in Highland Park, Illinois. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The eldest daughter, Eveanna, married and the mother of a boy ten months old, lived in northern Illinois but visited Holcomb frequently. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1913, though women had not yet achieved the right to vote in federal elections, Illinois extended local suffrage to women. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had been raised by a German family in Cairo, Illinois, and had come to St. Louis at the turn of the century to study nursing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early 1865, Illinois struck down its Black Laws and became the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which enshrined in the Constitution the end of slavery. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

First Sergeant Maples explained to the court that since 1946 he had been assigned to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, where he specialized in the training of combat troops. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Chiron informed us that the Party Ponies had sent chapters from almost every state in the Union: forty from California, two from Rhode Island, thirty from Illinois . The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To be a Nobel Prize winner, apparently, you have to be smart enough to get into a college at least as good as Notre Dame or the University of Illinois. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And after Finn had eaten more honey clusters than was lawful in the state of Illinois, Mel packed an extra tin for Sean, along with a large jar of honey, in a brown shopping bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon on June 19 when a taxicab drove down the leafy tree-lined street in Chicago, Illinois. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about it. Or more to the point, you tell those cheapskates down at the First Illinois about it. These are my men I’m putting on the line, officer. Good men. Men like you.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She’s had her fun, her little party, all those distractions in the Windy City, but there are a lot of miles of farmland in between Illinois and Pittsburgh. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Second best city in Illinois, Corporal. After Chicago,” Bull said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would he talk about what a relief it was to be out of Illinois? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Before this case, the maximum punishment in Illinois for children younger than thirteen was probation and counseling. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That, in fact, is what the governor of Illinois tried to do. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The leadership told the Illinois delegation to follow Paul’s request and have Wells-Barnett march with the other African American women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Illinois did a fair autumn day for us, crisp and clean. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seems even more out of place—again just a Texas kid in Illinois. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Such parents may believe—as fervently as the governor of Illinois believed—that every children’s book is a talisman that leads to unfettered intelligence. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

My dad drove me to Princeton in the summer of 1981, across the flat highways connecting Illinois to New Jersey. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All the holograms of a real Illinois license, all the same colors, the same thick, laminated plastic, the same organ donor info. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Somebody in Illinois must have studied engineering at a regular school. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He means Tuxedo and the train stops in Pennsylvania and Ohio and Indiana and Illinois. ‘And all the kinds of whitepeople there are. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The University of Illinois was one of the foremost places in the world to look at the interactions between humans and technology, an area of study known as “human factors.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I am in a city called Normal, which is in the middle of Illinois, Dad.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

At one Illinois mental hospital, new patients were dosed with milk from cows infected with tuberculosis, in the belief that only the undesirable would perish. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists have tentative indications of early domestication in spots from Illinois to Alabama by iooo B.C. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

According to local maps, Riverbank could be found in the small town of Geneva, Illinois. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“DePaul would be perfect. This is what the Jesuits are known for. Or, if he didn’t like it there, go for the University of Illinois,” she counseled. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knew an old man back in Illinois who lost his toes to frostbite, walked like he had a stump for a foot. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

My feet were freezing in the sandals that in my humble opinion no one should have to wear in northern Illinois in the middle of December. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The extra sign announced that the town’s Under-14s team was the third runner-up in the interstate Hundred-Yard Sprint, or that the town was the home of the Illinois Girls’ Under-16s Wrestling semifinalist. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Robert Todd Lincoln was born on August 1, 1843, in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eric, by now a full-time employee at Andersen, thought he might like a computing school; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a top-flight one. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hubble was born in 1889, ten years after Einstein, in a small Missouri town on the edge of the Ozarks and grew up there and in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln has had Willie’s casket removed from the cemetery, and now father and son will take the long train ride home to their final resting place in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

These kids didn’t know that he and his wife had two daughters, a sophomore and a senior at the University of Illinois. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been all over the place. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska—” She paused, casting about for something more glamorous. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not the one in Peru. The one in Illinois. Let me smell you. Bend down.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t you folks up here in Illinois a mite behind with yore crops this year, Aunt Ellen?” he called, his voice suggesting laughter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

There on the banks of the Illinois River, in the cool shade of the tall white sycamores, I asked God to help me get two hound pups. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in free Illinois, the road was not without danger. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon was like the Fourth of July in all the little towns of southern Illinois that summer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They should cook their first dinner in Illinois, a proper one, to mark the occasion. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't decide if he's paranoid or schizophrenic or both, but then he pulls a duct-taped wallet out of his back pocket and shows me an Illinois driver's license. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Her grave would have been the cold icy waters of the Illinois River. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People like having stuff, and stuff is good for people,” said Thomas C. O’Guinn, a professor of advertising at the University of Illinois who has written textbooks on marketing and consumption. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Although he adored the title “colonel,” it was only an honorary one, granted by the governor of Illinois. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts – Sufjan Stevens The Man of Steel's hometown is of course Metropolis, and the Illinois city of the same name rightly celebrates the connection. Readers recommend: songs about superheroes ? results 2011-07-07T13:32:47Z

After receiving a master's degree in English from Syracuse University, she taught at colleges including Saint Martin's College, Southern Illinois University and Syracuse. Poet Lucia Perillo dies at age 58 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

He has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges in several cases filed in New York, Illinois, and Minnesota last year. R. Kelly's sexual abuse trial in New York delayed to July 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

Pat Quinn remade the Illinois Gaming Board on Monday, keeping only Chairman Aaron Jaffe, a former judge who has voiced concerns about a pending major gambling expansion. Illinois House panel attacks pension abuses 2011-10-25T03:07:00Z

It was the first time since arriving in Illinois that we smiled as a family. The American Promise in a Free Refill 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z

Now, he’s hoping his son can bring it to him from Illinois. What do college partyers, violin makers and cake decorators have in common?

Mr. Lee, also 29, works in Washington as the legislative director for Representative Mike Quigley, Democrat of Illinois. Nora Kelly, Douglas Lee 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

For example, Miller once told the writing staff about Illinois passing a law that allowed jurors to ask questions in court. 'We're all news junkies': why The Good Wife writing team is one of TV's sharpest 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

James, who grew up in Tidewater Virginia, studied film at Southern Illinois University and settled in Chicago after graduation three decades ago. Filmmaker Steve James discusses his Roger Ebert documentary, ‘Life Itself’

The band replaced the musically elastic DeLonge last year with Matt Skiba, a longtime punk rocker originally from the Illinois group Alkaline Trio. Blink-182 is back on the charts — and back in Seattle 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

Toby, a professor of gender studies at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, had originally started the summer in the California Sierras but was chased away by the wildfires there. A day with long-haul hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

In California, Illinois and New York, most residents cook with gas; in Texas and much of the South, it’s electric. What we’re really fighting about when we fight about gas stoves 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

Joe Walsh of the Eagles isn't happy that a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois has co-opted his song "Walk Away" and added new lyrics. 2010-01-28T00:36:00Z

James Kurisunkal, the son of South Asian immigrants, started working on it from his student residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ‘Queenmaker’ Review: Society Blogger to Self-Made Celebrity 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z

Deborah Netter of Lake County filed a federal lawsuit this month in Illinois claiming Mortenson, his co-author and his publisher violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Illinois teacher sues 'Three Cups of Tea' author 2011-06-20T20:41:08Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois, and received an M.B.A. and a master’s degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Catharine Schoettle, James Willmer 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

March 21 ended up being the date the Illinois governor issued a shelter in place order. The Baristas Finally Get to Recommend the Champagne 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

"It's a highly melodramatic subject, and the juxtaposition of putting it in a small town, whether it's Illinois or Indiana or Wyoming, that's interesting." Will Zumba instructor sell her steamy story? 2013-04-03T12:32:11Z

The basketball game on Jan. 13, 2022, between Eastern Illinois University and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is scheduled for 8 p.m. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

In addition, the state party chairman and Illinois’ two Republican National Committee members are delegates. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

Fifteen years ago, Michael Kosta was returning backhands and volleys while piling up Big Ten championships on the tennis court at the University of Illinois before embarking on a short-lived professional tennis career. Comedy Central Announces New ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

He talked about the scholarship he received to attend Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, from which he did not graduate. Perspective | One day with Dick Gregory made me know he was truly one of a kind 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

METROPOLIS, Ill. — The yearly festival honoring Superman has taken off in the southern Illinois city that enthusiastically claims the Man of Steel as its favorite son. Superman Celebration under way in Metropolis 2012-06-08T13:30:16Z

Born on 21 July 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, the young Williams developed a quick wit as a means of overcoming shyness and boosted his confidence further by joining his school's drama club. Obituary: Robin Williams 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

That verdict allowed Mr. Kelly to walk free until he was hit with a slew of federal and state charges in 2019 in New York and Illinois. A jury in Chicago has reached a verdict in the R. Kelly trial. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

Other times the Urbana tennis teammates smoked or drank in hotels or on the road when they drove to tournaments around Illinois, which they entered at will, coach-free. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

I grew up on a farm in central Illinois, and I knew that's not where my dreams lie. After long runs, backstage veterans welcome a rest 2011-12-31T08:11:38Z

But on a per-capita basis job growth in Wisconsin was 70 percent higher than Illinois, he said. Gov. Walker says he'll prevail in recall 2012-04-20T22:26:00Z

The Illinois House is currently trying to decide whether he should be censured or expelled. Candidates line up for third-party run against indicted state rep 2012-05-18T23:27:00Z

But unlike his forebears, he has his college degree from Illinois State and had a chance for something different. 'Northwest Highway' Moving up or movingly stuck in place 2011-06-08T00:39:21Z

Soth is best known for his large-scale American projects Sleeping by the Mississippi and Niagara, which took him across central America, from Iowa and Illinois to Missouri and Kentucky. The genius behind Alec Soth's Brighton biennial success 2010-09-19T21:00:00Z

It's also a high performer — among about 30 percent of the more than 600 Illinois high schools that posted a graduation rate of 90 percent or higher this year. Illinois high school graduation rates slump 2011-10-31T05:01:00Z

Then a young senator from Illinois, Mr. Obama stands before a washy background of blue-and-gray stripes, but Ms. Peyton’s adoring, soft-hued portrait appears shatteringly sad now that the promise so many saw has been annulled. Politics and Commerce Collide at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Even in death, central Illinois leaves Wallace in his anonymity, and a deep peace. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

An Illinois man was arrested at Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport after getting too drunk before boarding his flight Saturday evening. 'Very drunk' man arrested at Illinois airport after locking himself in bathroom to drink and smoke 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Almost 7.5 percent of all mortgage loans in Illinois were in foreclosure in the first quarter, topped only by foreclosure activity in Florida and New Jersey, according to data released Wednesday. Illinois third-worst nationally in foreclosures 2012-05-16T14:29:00Z

Depending on the date of travel, home quarantine for 14 days is required for those who recently visited Connecticut, Louisiana, Colorado, California, Florida, New York, Washington, Illinois and New Jersey. Driving and Travel Restrictions Across the United States 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

Currently, Illinois law exempts from prosecution spouses, parents, children and siblings who aid and assist a fugitive. Tribune-inspired fugitive legislation passes 2012-04-25T17:44:00Z

Illinois State police on the scene of a fatal rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway. Woman killed in rollover crash on Eisenhower 2012-05-20T10:33:00Z

The first known photograph of Lincoln with a beard, a label notes, was taken by a Jewish photographer from Illinois, Samuel Alschuler. ‘Lincoln and the Jews’ Explores Bonds With a Nation’s Growing Minority 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

The local officials included Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, the state's attorneys from Cook, DuPage and Will counties, representatives from the Illinois attorney general's office, the Chicago Police Department and the Illinois State Police. Officials map out strategy to catch fugitives 2012-01-13T05:15:00Z

About 45 South Korean companies do business in Illinois and the state is home to a large Korean community, he said. South Korean president visits Chicago 2011-10-14T22:55:00Z

Central Illinois will often surprise visitors who don’t realize there’s much between St. Louis and Chicago. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Among these beneficiaries are the Heartland Institute in Illinois and Breitbart News, the influential right-wing website that was run by Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s former chief strategist. Trustee Who Funds Climate Change Deniers Leaves Natural History Board 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

Even by our standards here in Illinois, it's beyond belief. Double-dipping labor leaders to reap millions 2011-10-12T06:00:00Z

Ms. Metcalf, who like Hillary grew up in Illinois and has what Mr. Mantello calls “Midwest practicality,” was able to bring humor and humanity to the role. Laurie Metcalf, the First Lady of American Theater 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

He studied math at M.I.T. and taught at universities in Massachusetts, Illinois and California. Bridge: Bob Mosher and the Mosher Over No-Trump Method 2010-04-25T22:07:00Z

Andrew Broy, president of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, acknowledged that maybe a dozen underperforming charter schools are in need of "substantial actions" that may include closing. Charters struggling like other CPS schools 2011-11-30T06:08:00Z

And in North America, the powerful indigenous urban center of Cahokia, in modern-day Illinois, boasted around 30,000 residents—more than lived in colonial Boston, Philadelphia, or Charleston. How to Talk to Kids About America Before Columbus 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

The new Illinois law also asked for a month’s worth of pay stubs instead of just one paycheck to show income eligibility. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

It featured a blue-collar family, with overweight parents, who were struggling to get by in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Comedy series 'Roseanne' could be latest U.S. television comeback 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

At Blagojevich's December sentencing, Zagel scolded the two-term governor for ripping the very fabric of Illinois government apart — then handed him one of the stiffest sentences for corruption in Illinois history. Blago ex-chief of staff to be sentenced today 2012-03-28T17:54:00Z

Mitt Romney’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Monday, sources close to the political operation of the first-term Illinois Republican senator said Sunday. Kirk to endorse Romney 2011-12-19T02:24:00Z

I tailored my schedule so I could watch it in the student-center lounge at Southern Illinois University, along with a gaggle of fans. Lonnae O’Neal: Farewell, Luke Spencer. Confessions of a soap addict. 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Glimpses of cuts to Illinois' Medicaid program emerged Wednesday. Glimpses of Illinois Medicaid cuts emerge 2012-04-19T05:01:00Z

Rebekah Frumkin, author of the novel “The Comedown,” is a professor of English and creative writing at Southern Illinois University. Review | Poking fun at the male ego — and academia — in one cheeky little novel 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

But after leaving Illinois for Arizona when Jones was very young, she writes, “they never stopped moving.” Review | Rickie Lee Jones offers a raw and roving account of her life in ‘Last Chance Texaco’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z

The Illinois State Police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are helping Calumet City with the investigation, and it’s not clear whether anybody is in custody. 2 dead, 2 hurt outside Calumet City club 2012-04-21T12:38:00Z

For his demonstrated abilities and the economic pragmatism at his core, the Tribune endorses former Gov. of Massachusetts as the Republicans' best, most responsible choice in Tuesday's Illinois primary. Editorial: For the Republicans, Romney 2012-03-16T21:45:00Z

“What it has done is that it has made some of the states that have traditionally been later in the process much more important, so I think it enhances the impact of Illinois.” Walsh: GOP leadership afraid to fight 2011-10-01T22:33:00Z

Judge Toomin said in court that after reaching out to local state’s attorneys from 101 counties in Illinois, the response was “less than enthusiastic.” Dan K. Webb Is Named Special Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Beaver Bernard Russell, 47, of Michigan was a suspect in bank robberies in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin when he allegedly held up the banks in Kentucky last week, according to the FBI. Suspect in 7 bank robberies arrested 2012-02-13T19:42:00Z

Cherien Dabis, whose “Amreeka” concerns a Palestinian family relocated to suburban Illinois, got to screen her film in the Mideast for audiences that found its issues of ethnic differences reflected in their own communities. Narrowing the Export Gap in Indies 2011-05-06T21:03:01Z

“It’s happening across New York City. It’s happening in California. It’s happening in Illinois. It’s happening in North Carolina, in D.C.,” he says. Fireworks proliferate across U.S., but why is unclear 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z

"It's getting bad," said a dispatcher for the Illinois Department of Transportation. Freezing rain, ice hinder morning rush 2011-12-29T12:36:00Z

When the Illinois State Police uploaded it into a database, it matched the DNA profile of a man who was 33 at the time of the 1991 murder – much older than those five teens. Convictions vacated in '91 rape, slaying 2011-11-03T15:47:00Z

Before Wallace left Illinois, a Bloomington-Normal newspaper columnist, Bill Flick, had poked at his local anonymity by writing about his national fame. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

The family of a late firefighter in Illinois is honoring his memory with a new photoshoot featuring his newborn baby girl. Late firefighter's newborn daughter has moving photo shoot with dad's firehouse brothers 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

When I first watched it as a child, it was during one of the many summers I spent at my grandparent's farm in rural Illinois. All roads lead back to flying monkeys: "Lynch/Oz" takes a peek behind the curtain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

Joseph Magliano, a psychology professor who specializes in film comprehension at Northern Illinois University, says placing such characters front and center taps the brain's natural desire to empathize and connect. As TV antiheroes grow ever darker, viewers deal with empathy conflict 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

“I’m not the kind to blindly accept what you are being told,” said Dr. Gannavarapu, a gastroenterologist at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Love and Marriage, South Asian American Style 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

Nearly half — 47 percent — of respondents said they believe Illinois' economic situation is getting worse. Tribune/WGN-TV poll: Voters remain cautious about economic recovery 2012-02-10T23:46:00Z

What was last week like, back home in Illinois? ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A ‘Bling Ring’ Star’s Head-Spinning Trip 2013-05-20T13:02:17Z

The Palos Heights School District in Illinois is attaching GPS locators to students’ backpacks in order to “locate kids in seconds” both in and out of school. Big Brother invades our classrooms 2012-10-08T13:10:00Z

“It’s a surprising result,” says David Gay from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, who is a co-author on the new study. There’s another water pollutant Americans have to worry about: Mercury 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

Bruce Weber, who coached Illinois for nine seasons, was fired March 9 after missing a third in five seasons. Illini reach deal on new basketball coach 2012-03-29T06:29:00Z

Since then, however, lawmakers have explicitly given the green light to the cameras in both the city and suburbs, while also specifically banning the use of speed cameras in Illinois. Speed cameras would be widespread 2011-10-26T03:43:00Z

Morrison now claims in a lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court that the revelation ruined the prospects of finding a network to air the show. Reality TV contestants sued for revealing outcome 2011-04-14T20:24:18Z

The soybeans Yang uses come from regional farms, the majority of which are in Illinois. Think tofu is tasteless? You probably haven't tried the small-batch stuff 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

He’s currently a teaching associate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has released several albums on independent labels. Marquis Hill Wins the Thelonious Monk Competition 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

“We still want to talk about ideas, but we see ideas everywhere,” said Andrew Hartman, a professor at Illinois State University and president of the newly formed Society for U.S. ArtsBeat Blog: Embattled Intellectual Historians Make a Stand 2011-11-22T13:00:04Z

Traffic will be shifted over three nights to the rebuilt bridge carrying the new inbound lanes, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Congress Parkway Bridge work entering final stage 2011-09-18T23:54:00Z

By investing in Illinois and investing in our people, we are building and growing the economy. Quinn shoves aside state's budget woes 2012-02-02T06:00:00Z

The Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Illinois, a children's science museum, is staging an "Open House at Hogwarts" on Friday. "Potter" fans hope to keep magic alive after movie 2011-07-14T19:11:38Z

It’s also a lament, one that uses Illinois to sift through history in 11 sections, including the Trail of Tears and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation. One of the New York Film Festival’s Best Movies Isn’t at the Main Event 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Urrea teaches creative writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The 2016 finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

A New York writer who grew up in rural Illinois, Lucy Barton is surely someone we can trust to speak plain. ‘Lucy Barton’ Review: Laura Linney Finds Her Perfect Match 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Vanessa Santi, John D’Andrea 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

In Illinois, Chicago Mayor and several statewide officials back gay marriage, but the topic is replete with potential political repercussions that many lawmakers want to avoid during an election year. Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism 2012-02-21T13:27:00Z

Given the choice between facing felony charges or agreeing to infiltrate the Panthers, he opted for the latter: as a security captain in the Illinois Black Panther Party, he infiltrated Hampton’s inner circle. ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’: What to Know About the HBO Max Film 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

It is expected to hit shelves around March, but only in Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and parts of Florida, Texas and California. The Tipsy Diaries: Celestial Come-Ons and Other Booze-Selling Ploys 2011-01-20T16:28:17Z

Ocello, who oversees about 500 workers at five strip clubs in Illinois near St. Louis, suggested the smaller clubs throughout Illinois could be forced to shut if the tax were approved. Illinois strip clubs could face $5 'skin tax' 2012-02-16T11:00:00Z

The only bigger winners this weekend were the folks in Illinois, Maryland and Kansas who held the three lucky Mega Millions tickets. The Hunger Games Kills Off Two New Combatants: Perseus and Snow White 2012-04-01T22:35:54Z

The show includes episodes focused on the 1984 shooting of four teenagers on a New York City subway; the trial of Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois; and more. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Ophelia’ and ‘Solar Opposites’ 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

She is a daughter of Ondine Gross and George Gross of Champaign, Ill. The bride’s father is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois. Arielle Gross, Ian Samuels 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

The sole exception may be far northeastern Illinois, where lake breezes may cool things a little. Heat expected to wane, but not until Monday 2011-07-22T12:07:00Z

The ruling prompted Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to file notice that she will appeal directly to the state Supreme Court, but she wants to delay arguments until after a ruling from the 7th U.S. Bill would let people record audio of cops 2012-01-13T02:36:00Z

The band says it’s adding a 13-show leg to its No Filter tour in spring 2019 that will hit Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Washington, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington, D.C. The Rolling Stones plan 13 U.S. live dates next year, including May 22 in Seattle 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

The Chicago district of the Illinois State Police reported almost 50 accidents overnight. Extreme cold on its way 2012-01-13T12:02:00Z

The tribe objects to the pipeline, which would run from North Dakota to Illinois, in part because it would desecrate ancestral lands, and its protest is a form of prayer. ‘Respect the Feathers’: Who Tells Standing Rock’s Story? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

He fashioned the fictional Green Town after his Illinois hometown. Key dates in the life and work of Ray Bradbury 2012-06-06T18:58:09Z

Her focus is the people, in this case residents of Missouri, Illinois and neighboring states. Movie Listings for Aug. 19-25 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Pickenback, a professional movie coiffeur, says she was instructed to walk across an Illinois set that was made to appear like rubble to attend to an actor's hair between takes. James Franco set for hair stylist biopic 2013-01-18T15:45:51Z

On those issues, however, Republicans are clearly outliers in Illinois. Poll: Voters mixed on federal regulation 2012-02-18T06:21:00Z

It’s based in part on Illinois’ experience with convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich loses law license 2011-10-26T21:39:00Z

His pay for one day as a substitute was $93, according to records of the Illinois Teachers Retirement System. 2 teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions 2011-10-22T05:16:00Z

It featured a blue-collar family, the Conners, with overweight parents struggling to get by in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois, and was praised as for its realistic portrayal of working-class life. 'Roseanne' returns with monster TV ratings in Trump era 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

A set of twins from Illinois are celebrating the birth of a child years after one sister saved the other's life. Twin helps sister start a family after saving her life: ‘Nothing I wouldn’t do for her’ 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

Penetrating the intense secrecy that surrounds America's extradition program, the Tribune identified more than 100 international fugitives from northern Illinois who remain free today. Mexico promises help returning fugitives 2012-01-31T06:00:00Z

Six states and territories — Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Washington and American Samoa — are noncompliant and do not currently have extensions. Travelers are less certain about the airport screening experience than they’ve been in years 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Amazingly complex stuff, and easily available fall and winter here in Illinois. Brown Ales May Be Unfashionable, but the Style Is Timeless 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Wallace was raised in central Illinois and returned to it for the most stable, productive period of his life. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

We lived in Illinois, and they were in Texas, where they worked as web designers for the Houston Astros baseball team. Experience: we’re twins who married twins – and had twins 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z

Three years ago that torch passed to Michigan, when it adopted film incentives that dwarfed those offered by Illinois. Michigan's lost film incentives may be Illinois' gain 2011-03-10T21:38:21Z

Law enforcement authorities in Illinois and Georgia, where he has lived, began looking into his conduct. R. Kelly Charged With 10 Counts of Sexual Abuse in Chicago 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

One controversial solution involves moving Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Farnsworth House, which sits on a floodplain in Plano, Illinois, to another location on the 62-acre estate. One of America’s Most Famous Homes May Soon Be Underwater 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

And that's precisely what he reaps by ruling against secessionist who come to his court arguing to allow southern Illinois to pull away from the more liberal northern half of the state. "The Good Fight" bosses on that inevitable violent finale, optimism and delivering us to "Evil" 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

Maniscalco’s first stand-up set was in front of his fellow student body at Northern Illinois University, who “came to see the national headliner,” he said. For comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, being bothered is serious business 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Following up on an earlier reform initiative, the Justice Department on Tuesday begins two days of training for Illinois law enforcement on procedures used in fugitive investigations and cases. Durbin plans give cash to catch fugitives 2012-03-12T16:31:00Z

Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, a handful of such centers in Massachusetts, Illinois, California and Washington D.C. shuttered their doors. LGBT families under attack: Alabama law would make it legal to stop same-sex couples from adopting 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

The nice people of Illinois merely ask that you write down your address. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

Bio-Science, submitted bogus bills for drug screenings for clients of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Contractor linked to Blago gets probation 2011-08-22T18:47:00Z

Tammy, a fast-food employee in a small town in Illinois, loses her job and her husband on the same day. Movies 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Though genuinely concerned for her daughter’s well being, she’s a free spirit with ulterior motives she keeps secret until they reach Illinois. Review: On the Road With Mom in ‘Miss You Like Hell’ 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

The grind of frequent travel and daily three-hour commutes to and from an office park in the Illinois suburbs were wearing on her. Think tofu is tasteless? You probably haven't tried the small-batch stuff 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

As a thunderstorm warning for portions of Cook County was issued until about 8:15 p.m., a thunderstorm watch for most of northeast Illinois was extended to midnight. Heavy storms rumble across area 2012-05-04T00:36:00Z

Arriving in Nauvoo, Illinois, at dusk we stumbled on a massive, and slightly spooky Mormon pageant, with scores of people in 19th-century costumes. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z

A sale processed in one of those towns removes that sale from another Illinois town, often the municipality where the retailer is located, the suit alleges. Feds: Village president did not file taxes 2011-08-30T15:55:00Z

Police said they had no reason to believe alcohol played a role but the incident is still under investigation by the Lake County Forest Preserve and Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Volo man dies in Wauconda snowmobile accident 2012-01-21T14:30:00Z

PEORIA, Ill. — A private plane carrying magician David Copperfield made an unscheduled stop in Illinois after it made a "frightening" sound en route from Las Vegas to New York. David Copperfield's plane makes unscheduled stop 2013-03-04T16:55:12Z

I was really moved by Wendell Berry’s creation, in his body of fiction, of a community that reminded me of the great farming family that I grew up in in Illinois. Nick Offerman on 'great scam artist' Tom Sawyer and his favorite writers 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z

Emanuel will speak to Iowa Democrats at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines tonight, charged with restoring enthusiasm among those who launched the former Illinois senator to the White House four years ago. Emanuel makes debut as Obama surrogate 2011-11-19T20:59:00Z

About four years later another woman, Tracy Sampson, sued Kelly alleging their sex was illegal under Illinois law because he was in “a position of authority” over her. After making millions, R. Kelly could be left with nothing 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants the state to require a rail company to clean up after last week's explosive derailment of freight cars filled with ethanol. EPA wants state to act in railroad derailment 2011-10-13T20:07:00Z

He was accompanied by several members of the Illinois congressional delegation. FAA Chief: No quick solutions after radar facility fire 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Just the other day, Frank was asked by a reporter to comment on Aaron Schock, the Illinois Republican who resigned from Congress over his use of campaign and taxpayer funds. Barney Frank: ‘People almost forgot that I was gay, and I kept reminding them’ 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

I’ve lived in only blue states with a purplish tinge: New York, California, Wisconsin, Illinois. I’m on the road! 2013-04-06T15:32:00Z

Rediscovered journals, which have been repaired by the Conservation Center in Chicago, are on long-term view at Wheaton College in Illinois. A Renewed Spotlight on Two Women Artists 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

She is still scheduled to appear later this month at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois. Violinist Midori is expecting a child 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

The severe storms spawned preliminary reports of about two dozen tornadoes and wind and hail damage across parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Residents of Nebraska town return after deadly tornado 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

As some states, like New York and Illinois, began to move toward banning the use of elephants in traveling shows, Feld retired its herd, with the final elephant appearance in 2016. Ringling Circus Is Returning. Lions, Tigers and Dumbo Are Not. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

Abraham Lincoln was a postmaster in Illinois, and Harry Truman served as one in Missouri. Trump, beware: Americans have a deep, enduring love for the Postal Service 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

"There's no doubt that these are strong numbers to open the spring selling season," Loretta Alonzo, president of the Illinois Association of Realtors said in a statement. Chicago home sales, prices surge in March 2012-04-19T13:58:00Z

It is said to be the oldest continually operated airport in the state of Illinois, according to the city. Fire at Illinois airport hangar destroys 8 planes 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

These two dominate the competition, as the state with the third most wins is Illinois, with twenty-nine. Which U.S. State Performs Best in the New Yorker Caption Contest? 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Another key: The Banff pavilion is similar to Wright’s River Forest Tennis Club, an Illinois construction from the same era. The Quest to Recover a Lost Frank Lloyd Wright Building 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

Illinois is the only state that prohibits so-called concealed carry for the general public. Audit: Illinois FOID card system is broken 2012-05-04T02:28:00Z

Illinois political watchers wondered what his angle was. Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

In the Illinois State Senate, a colleague doesn’t pressure Obama to support a less-than-ethical deal, because “Barack’s different, he’s going places.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Ms. Martin said that those accounts, which are run by the University of Illinois Foundation and the Abraham Lincoln Association, had not been formally authorized by the preservation agency. Lincoln’s Papers Find a Familiar Spot: In the Middle and in Jeopardy 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

On Wednesday, he issued a state disaster proclamation for the southern third of Illinois, which also should enhance recovery efforts. Harrisburg aftermath: 1 street, 5 deaths 2012-03-02T03:40:00Z

Dozens of men, women, and children were lynched in a massacre in East St. Louis, Illinois, in 1917. A Memorial to the Lingering Horror of Lynching 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford came under fire after his office sent letters promising a $250 contribution match for the first 2,500 people to sign up. Personal data disclosed on state mailings 2011-11-16T03:54:00Z

A plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire that started when a helicopter crashed at Camp Pendleton in California, killing two pilots from Illinois. Illinois Marines killed in Calif. copter crash 2011-09-20T19:10:00Z

For Mike Bradd, a member of the Eastern Illinois University communication faculty, Thursday’s game will be his first time working with Weiler. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Alabama, with 53 delegates, and Mississippi, with 40 delegates, hold primaries a week before Illinois and will test the candidates’ appeal in the South. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

This year's Gathering, meanwhile, kicks off on 7 August at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Catch-up TV guide: from Top Boy to Run 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z

Scott showed that he had lived with his enslavers for a while on the free soil of Illinois and Wisconsin Territory — an emancipatory event, his lawyers argued, according to precedent. Remembering the Enslaved Who Sued for Freedom Before the Civil War 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

The state health agency in Illinois, where the child lives, is investigating that case. Grocers pull Enfamil from shelves 2011-12-23T21:36:00Z

In 2020, more than 3,300 cases were pending with the First District appellate court in Illinois, where Mr. Smollett’s case was assigned. The Jussie Smollett Case Is Probably Far From Over, Analysts Say 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

After the death of her aunt, an impoverished Zorrie travels to Illinois seeking work. A Portrait of a Stalwart Life, and of America Itself 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Last year, the nonprofit preservation group Landmarks Illinois removed the kitchen’s components, including swirling orange wallcoverings and olive green counters, from the Chicago headquarters of the Johnson Publishing Company, which is being converted into apartments. Ebony’s Test Kitchen Is for Sale 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

An agency statement said "the final proposal that included no revenue for the state of Illinois was what was voted on and agreed upon by Chairman Thompson and his board." Sox restaurant paid for with public funding 2011-10-27T02:00:00Z

Avid online shoppers know that purchases don’t always turn out as expected, but one Illinois woman was shocked to find the T-shirt she bought for her 3-year-old daughter read “f--- the police.” 9 of the funniest parenting fiascoes of 2019 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

In 1969, Knapp moved to Seattle to marry his Illinois girlfriend, Joan Skinner, a dancer and choreographer who had come west to take a faculty job at the University of Washington. Trumpeter Jim Knapp, key architect of Seattle’s modern jazz scene, dies at 82 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

The Chicago area logged the most public corruption convictions of any federal jurisdiction in the United States during the past 36 years, according to a report released today by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

Michael Retter, an editor at Birder's Guide magazine, who is originally from Illinois, drove more than 12 hours from Forth Worth with his partner to see the gull. Bird enthusiasts flock to Quincy to see rare ivory gull 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

Kelly also faces federal racketeering charges in New York, as well as state charges in Illinois and Minnesota. New trial date set for R Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

The Illinois governor's office says Ohio has offered $400 million in incentives to lure away Sears' corporate headquarters. Report: Ohio offers $400M to lure Sears 2011-12-01T11:55:00Z

This afternoon, Obama will attend an event on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago for about 500 supporters who paid no more than $100 each for their tickets. Obama here today for three fundraisers 2012-01-11T10:02:00Z

Right now, the boat is moored on the Illinois River, and Boudreau is eager to hand it off to someone else. Perspective | Washington, D.C., should have the Louis Kahn performing barge 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Theo, 23, from Illinois, is the goofy best guy friend with a big heart. 'Real World Seattle: Bad Blood' recap: So. Much. Drama. 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

After his successful first novel, and an unhappy stint earning an M.F.A. at the University of Arizona, he returned home in 1993 to try what he called “academia at its nicest” at Illinois State. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

After Lincoln died, his body was taken on a two-week funeral tour before reaching Springfield, Illinois. A nice place to rest 2012-10-07T20:00:00Z

Because most hotel visitors are from out of state, Thompson argues that Illinois taxpayers really are not footing the bill for the restaurant. Sox restaurant paid for with public funding 2011-10-27T02:00:00Z

We snagged a table as the train snaked past rain-lashed suburban Illinois backyards and embankments with tiger lilies and wild daisies, finally leaving the city behind and entering the farmlands. Riding the Rails to the Summer of Love 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago and received a medical degree from Northwestern. Aniva Hinduja, Tony Joseph 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z

This suit was joined by the offices of the attorneys general for the states of California and Illinois and filed under seal in the U.S. Trump-appointed judge greenlights "unusual" $4 billion special dividend in mega supermarket merger 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

After his honorable discharge in 1956, he went to the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and studied there with the eminent modernist photographers Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. Ray K. Metzker, Art Photographer, Dies at 83 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

But Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. declined to move on the vote to suspend the chief, saying he would await the outcome of internal and Illinois State Police investigations. North Chicago police face 2nd accusation 2011-12-21T03:39:00Z

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the alert for Cook County and the seven collar counties through this evening. Pollution alert, heat index could reach 100 2011-08-01T11:51:00Z

Authorities in Illinois are being praised for going the extra mile to comfort and care for a child in protective custody over the weekend after one officer shared the story in a moving Facebook post. 'Heartwarming' Facebook post from Illinois sheriff's office goes viral 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z

Amie White and her family were supposed to drive from Illinois to St. Paul, Minn., to visit friends for Memorial Day. Camping is back, with fewer people and activities and more cleaning and waiting 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Colin Goddard's nervousness was understandable as he faced the lecture hall crowd at Northern Illinois University. Katie Couric confirms leaving CBS evening news 2011-04-26T19:16:00Z

Differences in contract length and assistant coaches salaries had been the major obstacles in a deal being reached between Groce and Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas. Illini reach deal on new basketball coach 2012-03-29T06:29:00Z

That’s why students in both Illinois and Texas protested dress code rules last year, picketing in leggings and wielding signs that read “Are my pants lowering your test scores?” Schools Are Still Slut-Shaming Girls While Enforcing Dress Code 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Nor did many Midwestern kids born in 1925 have a grandmother who had created a scandal when she divorced her husband, vice president of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company, to the accompaniment of headlines. Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

Illinois wanted more proof of residency than the current requirement that calls for little more than writing down an address, officials said. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

While several of the incarcerated men with torture claims have been released, Wrice's case could have far-reaching impact on how Illinois deals with such cases in the future. Illinois high court to rule in police torture case 2012-02-02T11:45:00Z

"Don't ask what her secret is," implored S. Jay Olshansky, professor of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an expert on longevity. Chicago woman to join elite ranks of supercentenarians 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

He earned a bachelor’s degree in horticulture in 1963 and a master’s degree in the same subject a year later, both at the University of Illinois. Ralph Snodsmith Dies at 70; Gave Gardening Advice 2010-04-21T00:55:00Z

"The extra sign announced that the town's Under-14s team was the third runner-up in the interstate Hundred-Yard Sprint, or that the town was the home of the Illinois Girls' Under-16s Wrestling semifinalist." American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2011-08-26T21:55:09Z

Around Thanksgiving, while a boom in travel exacerbated the pandemic, another mayor, a Republican from Illinois, defended traveling to his daughter’s 53-person outdoor wedding in Naples, Fla. The Weddings Boom Is Coming 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

When the group posed for a photo with Obama, the Rev. Richard Tolliver, who has known him since his days in the Illinois legislature, stood to his old friend’s right. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, from which he also received a master’s degree in accounting. Madeleine Casella, Edward Ruff 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

The inaugural members began their training at Chanute Field in central Illinois, about 16 miles north of Champaign, Illinois. 10 inspiring facts about the Tuskegee Airmen 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z

Not least the politician that the show's writers drew inspiration from – a certain young Illinois politician called Barack Obama. When life imitates TV 2011-03-16T12:50:13Z

Illinois will have a presidential preference ballot, but as always, it’s only a beauty contest. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

Both books share the stories of adolescents in Hawaii destined to enter national politics by way of Illinois, each with one foreign-born parent; both authors were strivers whose fathers were absent, actually or symbolically. Tammy Duckworth Was a Survivor Long Before Her Helicopter Was Shot Down 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

He graduated and received a master’s degree in electrical computer engineering from the University of Illinois, and received a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from Duke. Rachel Machta, James Polans 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

In the national racial tumult of the 1950s and ’60s, it’s likely that Americans in California and Illinois were happy to see pretty white faces on their TV screens, too. Op-Ed Contributor: Racial Politics and Miss America 2013-01-16T00:57:43Z

The singer was one of 13 children whose father worked in the coal mines of southern Illinois. Country star Billy Grammer dies age 85 2011-08-11T20:47:35Z

From California, Florida, Illinois and elsewhere they set out on their own as teenagers and, almost miraculously, wound up living together in the late 1980s on the North Shore of Hawaii’s Oahu. Review | In HBO’s ‘Momentum Generation,’ the tide turns for the star surfers of the 1990s 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Nearby I saw a face I remembered from the previous night’s party at Haymarket, a guy with a mustache wearing a Northern Illinois Huskies’ baseball hat backward. In Chicago, a Tasting Tour of Barrel-Aged Beer 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

The first photo of Sen. Mark Kirk was released Tuesday, three months after the Illinois Republican suffered a stroke. First photo of Kirk released since stroke 2012-04-24T16:06:00Z

A train took Lincoln’s body back to his home town of Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated as the Civil War drew to a close 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Police said to avoid the area and that the Illinois Department of Transportation won’t be at the scene until 6:30 a.m. at the earliest. Severe weather moves out; temps to fall 2012-05-04T09:34:00Z

NBC/Universal, which is owned by Comcast Corp., made the decision to locate the show here based on tax credits offered by the State of Illinois, a studio spokesperson said. 'Steve Harvey' show coming to Chicago 2012-03-12T18:15:00Z

When he got to Illinois, Gerima says, he encountered racism that landed like a body blow to his psyche. Haile Gerima and his landmark film ‘Sankofa’ are being rediscovered. Finally. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

I remembered what Wallace, a central Illinois native, had told family after he left for Amherst College in Massachusetts. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Metropolis is the fictional city where Superman lives, but it also is a real town in Illinois. The creators of Batman and Superman have an incredible story to tell 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

Alok Choudhary, the chair of the electrical engineering and computer science department at Northwestern University in Illinois, and his team analyzed the biggest trends on Twitter last year. Celeb tweets make impact on top stories in 2010 2011-01-07T11:20:57Z

On May 31, 2018, myself and other members of my family flew in to Illinois from a variety of coasts to convene in Bourbonnais for my gramma's funeral. "Every second counts": How Jaenicke's taught me that home is only a hot dog stand away 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z

Had I chosen the drug program, I would likely have ended up in Illinois. “The most ludicrous scenes of ‘Orange is the New Black’ are the most realistic”: My time in federal prison 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

The Niles Township Food Pantry in Illinois confirmed this week that “It came in as a contribution and it was deposited with the other contributions that came in.” An atheist finally finds someone to take his money 2014-01-10T15:54:00Z

Several of Cosby's planned performances have been called off, including those in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington. Cosby defends rape claims silence 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

Marshals Service as the primary point of contact for Illinois police and prosecutors pursuing a border-crossing fugitive. Durbin plans give cash to catch fugitives 2012-03-12T16:31:00Z

But the cost of training auxiliary members up to the new standards forced the Illinois city of Milan, with a population of just over 5,000, to end its auxiliary program after a 42-year partnership. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z

The 26-year-old lives with her family in her hometown in Illinois, where she works at a movie theater, and in her spare time watches movies and writes about them at length on Letterboxd. Is Letterboxd Becoming a Blockbuster? 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

They took Danner's car and, with a third boy, also 12, drove 200 miles into Illinois, where they were apprehended in a Wal-Mart. The Repo Man; 12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories – TV review 2013-05-03T06:00:00Z

In Chicago, Illinois, temperatures were still dropping after plunging early Wednesday to minus-19 degrees, breaking the day’s record low set in 1966. Polar vortex causes a record-breaking freeze across the Midwest 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

In partnership with Cresco Labs, the largest cannabis cultivator in Illinois, she has reinvented its product line. For this acclaimed pastry chef, home tastes like a coffee cake 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

The book briefly sketches the Illinois native’s early years before moving to a breezily detailed account of White’s success in Hollywood. Nearing 100, Betty White’s life is a page-turner in new book 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Eddie Hicks' land deed was filed publicly with the Cook County recorder of deeds, and his signature was verified by two Illinois notaries, who attested that Hicks appeared before them and signed the papers. Fugitives enrich themselves from abroad 2011-11-02T14:00:00Z

It will travel to Plano, Illinois, after it shows in New York. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House and Philip Johnson’s Glass House Are Paired in a New Exhibition 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Illinois is one of 14 states that specifically exempt close relatives from prosecution for helping fugitives flee -- no matter how heinous the alleged crime. Bill targets families who aid fugitives 2011-11-10T20:25:00Z

Some districts already are posting their Illinois School Report Cards for 2011, which include statewide test results. High school test scores hit new low 2011-10-20T05:01:00Z

Before she died in 1986, she sold a collection of artifacts to Larry Davis, an auctioneer and Civil War buff from Quincy, Illinois. Documentary tries to prove existence of dead Lincoln photo 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Illinois' nonprofit nursing homes, which generally serve small numbers of Medicaid clients, argue that the tax will penalize them unfairly. U.S. OKs increase in nursing home tax to bring in more Medicaid money 2012-01-24T06:01:00Z

There’s the Illinois congressman’s daughter who ran away with a neo-Nazi. A Politician With Real Killer Instincts 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

This week, Landmarks Illinois has begun fielding proposals for future stewards who will keep the space on public view. Ebony’s Test Kitchen Is for Sale 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Was the object downed over the Yukon actually a 32-inch balloon launched by a club of hobbyists in Illinois, wondered Aviation Week? There’s a ton of crap in the sky we haven’t shot down (yet) 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

The driver of the wrong-way car was unconscious when emergency responders arrived and smelled of alcohol when she arrived at the hospital, according to Illinois State Police Sgt. 2 hurt in wrong-way crash on Kennedy 2012-02-22T11:21:00Z

Investigators have traced Fry-Pitzen's final call on May 13 to about five miles northwest of Sterling, near Illinois Highway 40. Missing boy's family: 'He needs to come home' 2011-11-18T13:25:00Z

He explained the various vaccine providers in Illinois, and what strategies worked for each — such as the Twitter accounts and aggregator sites that had briefly flourished and then been shut down for security violations. Perspective | My mother and her friends couldn’t get coronavirus vaccine appointments, so they turned to a stranger for help. He’s 13. 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

Thompson worked the floors of the General Assembly to pass the law creating the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Sox restaurant paid for with public funding 2011-10-27T02:00:00Z

Testing the procedure in a pig first is not unprecedented, according to Matthew Wheeler, a professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois. The amazing way doctors are using 3D printers to save babies’ lives 2014-03-20T21:03:00Z

The senator returned to the Chicago area Friday evening after completing a weeklong series of visits to southern and central Illinois. Kirk faces long recovery from stroke 2012-01-24T03:03:00Z

A city girl at heart, she lives in a smaller Illinois college town with her brilliant autistic teenage son and an ambitious preschooler. Perspective | The pandemic’s mental health impact is dangerous for new moms. Especially black moms. 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

Instead, he accepted a violin scholarship to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, later transferring to the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he earned degrees in piano, violin and conducting. Awadagin Pratt to join NW Sinfonietta for ‘Embargo’ premiere 2013-04-18T21:52:57Z

The Van Ness family owns Quincy Media, a media company that operates 16 televisions stations in Illinois, Wisconsin and elsewhere, as well as two local newspapers. Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ Comes Out 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z

“In Illinois and Indiana, I have to go to several different spots to gather ingredients,” she says. How acclaimed Chicago chef Iliana Regan found her bliss in the woods 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

When a retired judge from Illinois petitioned the court to assign a special prosecutor to get the “whole truth” of what happened in the case, Ms. Foxx and Mr. Smollett resisted such an appointment. Dan K. Webb Is Named Special Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Over the years, Ms. Hadid taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Harvard University, Columbia University and at other colleges around the globe. Zaha Hadid, Pritzker-winning architect of defiance and drama, dies at 65 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

State climatologist Jim Angel of the Illinois Water Survey says the average temperature in January for the state was 31.4 degrees. Winter is 6th warmest ever in Illinois 2012-02-07T09:53:00Z

A death notice was posted online by a northern Illinois funeral home. Richard Trentlage, who wrote ‘I’d love to be an Oscar Mayer wiener,’ dies at 87 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

Illinois has experienced nearly a week with more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases a day, and case numbers are surging in most of the United States. How to Open a Top-Tier Restaurant in a Pandemic? Rethink Everything 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

The first dated from the Civil War when, as governor of Illinois, he manipulated election returns to ensure the success of Lincoln’s 1864 campaign. Henry Adams’s 1880 Novel, ‘Democracy,’ Resonates Now More Than Ever 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

He might even Google "One-Armed Security Experts at Illinois Pharmaceutical Firms" and achieve the same result. The movie plots that technology killed 2011-07-28T22:00:05Z

Romney, the GOP front-runner, would lose to Obama in Illinois 56 percent to 35 percent, including taking 54 percent in the collar counties and winning among independents, 45 percent to 37 percent. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

It applies to theaters anywhere in Illinois that seat more than 1,200 and offers discounts on taxes related to labor and other production costs. Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago 2012-11-26T18:27:08Z

Kelly has pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges filed against him in New York, Illinois and Chicago. R. Kelly accused of sex with teen girl in 1990s as indictment is updated 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

In it, Liu uses his childhood skating friends—and the copious skate footage he filmed throughout his youth—as a launchpad for a heavier study of domestic violence in his home town of Rockford, Illinois. The Flourishing of Skate Culture in a Sellout Era 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

The highlights of the set are performances of two major Schumann works: the Sonata No. 3 in F minor, in 1967, and the Fantasy, in 1972, both recorded at the University of Illinois. Box Sets Highlight Leonard Shure and Howard Karp 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

In 1990, he was inducted into the Illinois Country Music Hall of Fame. Country star Billy Grammer dies age 85 2011-08-11T20:47:35Z

Fred E. Busbey, a Republican congressman from Illinois, told the organizers that some participating artists were “definitely connected with revolutionary organizations.” Antiques: ‘Art Interrupted’ Exhibition Ends Tour in Georgia 2014-01-23T22:58:12Z

When she picked him up in Illinois, he came with a fistful of drugs, from Prozac to painkillers. Pot-loving dogs: why cannabis extract is the new trend for our pets 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

But Illinois still would carry over $8 billion in unpaid bills. Quinn's bad news budget: 'our rendezvous with reality has arrived' 2012-02-22T18:28:00Z

A sorority at the University of Illinois recently ordered 70 self-care gift sets featuring soap and bubble bath. Can You Really Turn a Hobby Into a Career? 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z

Mr. Drew's dozens of films included "The Chair," a 1963 documentary about a death penalty case in Illinois, and "784 Days That Changed America: From Watergate to Resignation," winner in 1982 of a Peabody award. Robert Drew, Cinema Verite Documentarian, Dies at 90 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

Told generally of the charge against a judicial candidate, James Grogan, deputy administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, said he couldn't remember a similar case. Candidate for judge faces trial, charged with stealing rival's campaign signs 2012-05-08T12:06:00Z

An Army brat who grew up in Germany, Illinois, Kansas, Florida and other locales, Breaker is new to the Northwest. Lauded Broadway actor Daniel Breaker joins Intiman cast of 'A Doctor in Spite of Himself' 2010-09-01T20:42:00Z

Her mother, a pathologist, is the chairwoman of the pathology department at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. Hillary August, Mitchell Suter 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z

He was born in Decatur, Georgia in 1960, the son of a serviceman whose constant relocations took the family across America, from Alabama to Illinois, as well as to Germany. 'I'm often at a loss for words' 2011-03-06T00:02:02Z

He got a scholarship to Eastern Illinois University to study music education, aiming to teach high school. It’s the Highest-Profile Challenge of an Earnest Tenor’s Career 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

Lane’s bar shared a name with a fitness center in Illinois, a health food company in Louisiana and tattoo parlors from Raleigh to Romania. You’ve been told to let go of the past. But can regret be good for you? 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z

She cited recent overtime percentages from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority that were double the Illinois Tollway's. Overtime a windfall for many at Illinois Tollway 2012-03-22T12:33:00Z

As of Nov. 17, there were no statewide restrictions in Illinois. Thinking of Traveling in the U.S.? Check Which States Have Travel Restrictions 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

There’s the doctor at the Hope Clinic in Illinois, who sees women who’ve traveled far for the procedure they can’t easily obtain in their own state — and who’s been the victim of targeted harassment. “There’s so much shame and stigma”: “Abortion Stories” director Tracy Droz Tragos pulls back the curtain on “super complicated” issue 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

A writer from an Illinois newspaper decried it as a prime example of the “goofiness” of the cutting-edge art of the day and exasperatedly asked, “What next?” Meret Oppenheim, a Rebel of Surrealist Art, Wanted the Last Word 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Post-it brand notes are arranged for a photograph on a desk in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. Boring Brands Can Crush Social Media...And 5 Other Things You Can Learn From 3M 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Helping snakes survive is important because there isn't much habitat left in northeastern Illinois to support a large number of them other than at the park and the power plant, Semel said. Snakes saved by wine chiller released 2012-04-02T23:30:00Z

On Wednesday, attorneys for the readers from Montana, California and Illinois filed a notice of appeal with the 9th U.S. 'Three Cups' readers take case to appeals court 2012-05-17T18:11:07Z

While the nonprofit's events are often in Illinois, Indiana, Texas, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, Weiler said he will set up events anywhere nationwide. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Her son graduated two years ago from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in political science and is hoping to become a police officer. Tribune/WGN-TV poll: Voters remain cautious about economic recovery 2012-02-10T23:46:00Z

A spokeswoman for Gov. tells The Columbus Dispatch Ohio's pitch is about four times the offer Illinois has considered making to keep Sears Holding Corp. from leaving. Report: Ohio offers $400M to lure Sears 2011-12-01T11:55:00Z

Six times in the last 36 years the Illinois primary has settled a presidential nominating fight. Illinois win gives Romney command 2012-03-21T15:06:00Z

In July, at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Ms. Ebeling. a delegate from Illinois, announced the vote totals for their home state, her voice breaking slightly when she read them. Debate-Watching With Hillary Clinton’s BFFs 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

The Tribune used that data, and other information already available at the Illinois State Board of Education, to piece together statewide performance trends over the decade. High school test scores hit new low 2011-10-20T05:01:00Z

Gingrich also thanked his campaign staff for setting him up with primary delegates on the ballot across Illinois, noting Santorum was unable to do so. Romney: Santorum an 'economic lightweight' 2012-03-15T01:52:00Z

The flat cornfields of Illinois and Iowa slowly graduated into the rolling hills of Nebraska. Riding the Rails to the Summer of Love 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

"It is discriminatory and it is wrong," said Camilla Taylor, the Marriage Project director for Lambda Legal, a group that helped draft Illinois' civil union bill. Civil union law spurs NU health plan dispute 2011-10-14T16:36:00Z

This journey had unmistakable thematic parallels to that of Ms. Lee: Her subject was a descendant of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, an abolitionist minister who was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Illinois in 1837. The Invisible Hand Behind Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

And this is just the Illinois Republican’s outer office. He’s got a ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won’t talk about it. 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Following an investigation, officials at the Illinois Department of Human Rights delivered a verbal reprimand to Alvin Forbes Sr. in the spring. Anti-tea party e-mail leads to reprimand 2011-08-30T00:21:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois and enrolled in its law school, but left to work as a theatrical agent and stockbroker in New York. Michael Masser, Composer Who Wrote Hits for Whitney Houston, Dies at 74 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

I palpably remember being afraid when I was a child in Illinois, in the 1980s. A Violinist on How to Empower Asian Musicians 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

Fully 34 percent of all Illinois voters said a tea party endorsement would make them more likely to vote against a candidate, and 39 percent said it would have no effect on their votes. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

There I discovered the young senator from Illinois who was running for president. Valerie Jarrett's leap of faith that started her path to the Obama White House 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

He was climbing trees and running around the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, on nice summer days. For writer Bob Raczka, a poem is often as playful as a puzzle 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

In Illinois last year, about 82,000 students who were eligible for the MAP grant, up to about $5,000, did not receive it because there wasn’t enough money. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

As he describes his Illinois upbringing, he breathes and pops into the microphone, occasionally strumming a ukulele, then looping the sounds into a backing track for his rhymes, somewhat in the style of Reggie Watts. When Life’s a Crazy Mess, Try Going Onstage 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

For the past several years the University of Illinois Press has been bringing out a series called Modern Masters of Science Fiction, each volume titled with a modern master’s name. Review | This is getting weird: Critics on horror, science fiction and fantasy 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

Most mornings, after I drop my eleven-year-old daughter off at school in Oak Park, Illinois, I drive my wife to the west side of Chicago, where she works as a teacher in a public school. Cover Story: “Stop,” by Chris Ware 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

Els’s attempts to “compose” in DNA turn him into a suspected bioterrorist fleeing across the country; one of his furtive stops is Champaign, Illinois, where he attended graduate school. Music, Fiction, and the Value of Attention 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

They were followed by workers in Colorado, Virginia, Illinois and — most recently — Georgia. No contracts, no snacks: Everything you need to know about the Nabisco strike 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

It’s cold in central Illinois, and almost everyone who meets me and knows that I just arrived feels obligated to warn me about the cruel winter that’s in store for us here. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

"We focus a lot on Chicago and Illinois breweries, and this store has always had its following for those small craft beer guys," Lewis says. For liquor stores, sales surged during the pandemic. What will happen when drinkers go back to bars? 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

Fans labeled the actual pine tree in Illinois as a historical landmark on Google Maps. This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you’ve ever heard 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Rick travels to Illinois to beg forgiveness after proposing to Erica and neglecting to ask her father first. What to watch on Wednesday: American Murder: The Family Next Door’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

Of all of the things that might cause a traffic jam in Illinois, this was probably the least expected. Zebras block traffic in Illinois after escaping pumpkin patch 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, particularly mass transit.Rep. Congressmen: Transit takes hit under GOP bill 2012-02-21T21:01:00Z

In a rare public speech to a packed auditorium at Eastern Illinois University, Zagel intentionally avoided references to the disgraced former governor's case but said not all politicians are corrupt. Blagojevich judge urges students to keep the faith in public officials 2012-04-20T11:00:00Z

It featured a blue-collar family, the Conners, with overweight parents struggling to get by in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois, and was praised for its realistic portrayal of working-class life. After massive ratings, TV's Roseanne Barr gets call from Trump 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

But a suspect — a 34-year-old Glen Carbon, Illinois, man living with his parents not far from Sunset Hill Cemetery — was arrested within 24 hours. About that hate crime at a western Illinois cemetery 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

While the showdown in Illinois was particularly public and well-documented, it is nothing new. Will prisons ever open up to journalists? 2013-01-02T16:53:00Z

Passing gay marriage in Illinois is viewed as difficult in the short term because it would require some lawmakers to undergo philosophical and political shifts. Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism 2012-02-21T13:27:00Z

I talked to everyone there, the Illinois Film Office, and everyone was lovely. Schwimmer puts 'Trust' in family drama 2011-03-30T13:12:00Z

This time, the delegates at stake in Illinois March 20 could be valuable to a candidate seeking the nomination or at least securing some influence at the Republican National Convention. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

As for the other four Illinois GOP freshmen: * Rep. Illinois' GOP freshmen face key debt vote 2011-07-28T00:49:00Z

She later served for many years as director of Opera Illinois, director of the Choral Institute in Aspen, Colo., and professor and choral department chair at Indiana University, her alma mater. Fiora Corradetti Contino, trailblazing female conductor, dies at 91 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

A flash flood warning expired at 5:30 a.m. for southern Cook and Will counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana. No major flooding as storms move out 2012-05-07T12:10:00Z

The trails are paved or covered with boardwalks, though many visitors choose a more challenging route, stepping off the trails and risking a $120 fine, said Illinois conservation police Officer Scott Travi. Starved Rock officials: Stay on the trails 2011-09-07T02:22:00Z

Along the way there’s been the mass killings at Virginia Tech, at Northern Illinois University, and in a Colorado movie theater. We live in the Age of Trauma 2013-05-01T23:30:00Z

On May 9, she received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. First a ‘Little White Lie,’ Then a Solid Commitment 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

“The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead,” the Republican congressman from Illinois says. Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

The new day’s terrain was a subtle shift from Iowa and Illinois — a bit less green, more yellow, a little more rolling and much more desolate. Riding the Rails to the Summer of Love 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

As for the eventual fate of his own collection, he said he plans to donate it to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s archives at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Antiques: A Collector of Railroad Photos Uses Them to Track the Past 2013-06-27T22:02:44Z

The 57-year-old film star's acting career began in the mid-1970s when he became a founder member of an influential actors' collective theatre group in Illinois. Edinburgh fringe: A-listers arrive for a renaissance of live theatre 2011-08-06T18:49:17Z

The groom, 36, received a law degree on May 13 from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Ellen Yuh, Jonathan Downin 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

The sole American on the shortlist is Ellmann, a native of Illinois who now lives in Scotland. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Share Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

The jackpot — the biggest prize ever in Illinois Lottery history — dwarfs the previous $390 million record split in 2007 by two winners who bought tickets in Georgia and New Jersey. Illinois town abuzz over jackpot winner 2012-04-02T14:22:00Z

Spring in New Orleans, a long-but-doable drive from Illinois, finally convinced them. We Wanted a Carefree Family Trip. So We Invited a Second Family. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

She spent a year on a local paper in Illinois before serving two years on the overnight shift for the Associated Press in Oregon. Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

Troy Scott, deputy director of domestic operations for the Illinois National Guard. National Guard to help move NATO delegations 2012-04-18T11:43:00Z

The Illinois State Police along with Will County and other local police departments are searching for Sanchez, officials said. Inmate escapes from van in Lockport 2011-12-02T23:05:00Z

During debate on the issue, House Republican leader Tom Cross, of Oswego, who sponsored the reforms, called revelations of the pension games shocking "even by Illinois standards." Quinn to sign pension abuse reforms into law 2012-01-05T03:19:00Z

So far, the has named two states — Indiana and Kentucky — federal disaster areas, while declining requests for federal aid by Ohio and Illinois. Federal disaster aid that skipped over Harrisburg is going to towns in other tornado-ravaged states 2012-03-13T10:29:00Z

Illinois, with its sizable population of moderate Republicans, offered the perfect opportunity, but it went unrealized. Illinois win gives Romney command 2012-03-21T15:06:00Z

After graduating from the culinary program at Kendall College in Illinois, he worked primarily at large hotels, many with well-regarded restaurants. Mohonk’s Farm-to-Table Rebirth 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

We discovered this early on, while we were still at college, deep in the cornfields of Illinois. Perspective | The pleasure of reading books aloud: It’s not just for kids. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Or, before Illinois legalized businesses that resell tickets in 1991, you jumped through more hoops to make your connections, often exchanging money on the sidewalk outside an event and crossing your fingers. Ticket brokers' pain could be buyers' gain 2011-07-11T20:22:00Z

“Illinois is still going to be a good prize worth going for.” Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

"Giant of Illinois" tells the story of Robert Wadlow, a.k.a. the Alton Giant, who despite his size was felled by an infected blister. FKA twigs takes a leap with charismatic 'LP1' 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

As a result, people earning more than the Medicaid threshold, and people who don’t even live in Illinois, are collecting Illinois Medicaid funds. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

He drove a bus, dabbled in biology and sociology at college, then studied theatre at two universities in Illinois – dropping out of both. John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

She graduated from the University of Illinois, from which she also received a master’s degree in accountancy. Karen Fu, Victor Alves 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z

“Flowers are like a mockery”: “A Widow’s Story” author, Joyce Carol Oates, re bereavement excess ... or Wisconsin Democrats on Senate Republicans’ attempts to brighten up their Illinois hotel rooms? Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-02-23T21:11:29Z

The building — commissioned by Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, for whom it would later be renamed — was controversial from the start. Postmodern architecture at risk, Part 2: The saga shifts to Chicago 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

"The old argument was that the magazine was too safe, too tweedy," said Kevin Stein, Illinois' poet laureate. Poetry magazine well-versed in criticism 2011-06-20T21:14:00Z

Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, has been a leading figure in the prosecution of political corruption cases, including gaining convictions against former Govs. Cheney blasts Fitzgerald prosecution 2011-09-19T21:37:00Z

The Universities of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at Chicago said that they will start the spring semester online. More COVID-concerned colleges going remote in early January, or moving start dates back 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

The timing and principle of such a state tax credit primarily benefitting Chicago - given in the midst of Illinois' almost unprecedented financial crisis - has raised some financial experts' eyebrows. Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago 2012-11-26T18:27:08Z

In one ironic segment, the film shows disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich saying he would never grant a pardon to Bartman. Film probes baseball scapegoat who keeps mystique 2011-04-26T20:16:38Z

As for myself, after spending at least 30 hours online trying to get a vaccination locally, I Googled a map of Illinois and started typing in cities where an appointment might be available. Americans are hitting the road to get vaccinated 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

For the young senator from Illinois, this newfound heritage became occasional campaign-trail fodder; it was a hoot, and didn’t hurt with Irish-American voters. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

The 23-year-old was back home in Illinois for Thanksgiving when she told him about it; she reads this column regularly. Date Lab: She was funny and talkative. He was put off. 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

The petition for discovery was filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois because Bombardier does a substantial amount of business in the state. Victim's family seeks records in Rivera air crash 2013-01-04T17:40:09Z

Local lawyer Brand Bobosky spearheaded the initiative inspired by one he read about in Chemainus, B.C., and says it's survived the downtrodden economy thanks to the Illinois Arts Council, and community support. Does Naperville have it all? 2011-05-12T14:13:00Z

Except for Mr. Stowell, who is a state employee, the rest of the staff members are paid through the University of Illinois, which has been a co-sponsor since the 1980s. Lincoln’s Papers Find a Familiar Spot: In the Middle and in Jeopardy 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

"Life is different now," the girl from Illinois said. Sundance 2011: fewer stars, more ideas 2011-01-30T00:06:59Z

Pohl died on Monday at a hospital near his home in Palatine, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago, his agent Mitchell Waters said. Science fiction writer Frederik Pohl dies at 93 2013-09-03T18:49:29Z

Early in the pandemic, “shelters got emptied because people went out and adopted dogs,” said Ms. Allison-Seei, who volunteers at Northern Illinois Samoyed Assistance, one of 10 rescues that received a donation following the event. Love Is in the Air. So Is Dander. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

"He did not understand the culture of the University of Illinois, and it got him into trouble," said UIC biochemistry professor Donald Chambers, chair of the University Senates Conference. Departing U. of I. boss may get $285K as prof 2012-03-23T16:37:00Z

“When Reagan attended Eureka College in Illinois, he played guard on the varsity football team — and lettered three times,” Traube notes. Conservative columnist wants to rename Washington’s football team after Ronald Reagan 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

The district did not notify the Illinois State Board of Education about the conviction because, as a misdemeanor, it was not required, Griffith said. Report: District 67 officials did not conceal information in sexting scandal 2012-02-29T13:37:00Z

The Passages Hospice Dream Foundation — part of Elgin-based Passages Hospice, a private company that works with medical patients across Illinois — arranged a Skype call with Tyler through the singer’s manager. Northbrook man gets virtual visit from 'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler 2011-04-19T15:03:39Z

The show went ahead despite the cancellation of Cosby's Las Vegas performance next week and four other shows in Arizona, Illinois, South Carolina and Washington state next year. Sold-out Cosby show proceeds amid rape allegations 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Ellmann, who was born in Illinois, but moved to Britain when she was 13 and now lives in Edinburgh, is the closest to an American nominee. Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie on Booker Prize Shortlist 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

My brother and I are travelling from Illinois to Arizona – to see the Grand Canyon – aboard one of Amtrak’s long-distance Superliner services. Views you don’t get on the freeway … across America by train 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Man dies after being hit by car 2011-12-24T12:09:00Z

An Illinois man, Don Johnson, 88, surprised his wife, Pat, 85, over the holidays with a new wedding ring for their 67th anniversary after she lost hers. Husband surprises wife with new wedding ring for 67th anniversary after she lost hers 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of people who feel like they failed,” said Wallace, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s School of Public Health. Meet the covid super-dodgers 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

The paths of both eclipses cross just south of Carbondale, Illinois. 10 of the best views, festivals and events for the US total solar eclipse 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

CH made its name with unique craft vodkas distilled from organic Illinois grain, and five are tasted in iced shot glasses accompanied by rye bread topped with pickled gherkin. Six of the best artisan distilleries in Chicago 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

She immigrated to Illinois for graduate school in the early 1970s, before meeting her husband and moving to the Virginia suburbs. The future of American food is here, and it’s chicken tikka poutine and meatball dumplings 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

But cities in California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee and Ontario are all in with a good chance. Great museums seem to matter for the locations on the shortlist for Amazon’s HQ2 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

When I started the book, Barack Obama was a newly elected senator from Illinois. ArtsBeat: Noah Hawley Talks About His New Novel, 'The Good Father' 2012-03-21T15:29:13Z

Huh said Korea has strength in the IT and electronic fields while Chicago and Illinois can offer many companies with expertise in financial and professional services and agriculture. South Korean president visits Chicago 2011-10-14T22:55:00Z

"That stuff happened when Barack Obama was a state senator from Illinois," he mutters. Ben Affleck: 'It's in the hands of the movie gods' 2010-09-23T21:00:00Z

Shooting deer remains the most cost-effective and humane alternative, said Craig Miller, a biologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey who studies the "human dimensions" of wildlife management policy. Battle lines drawn over deer cull 2011-11-25T00:00:00Z

They briefly lived in Minnesota and Illinois before they settling in Garner, Iowa. Couple married for 73 years die hours apart: 'God was up to something' 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

If that doesn't freeze the grabby fingertips of the Illinois political class, nothing will. Kass: Long prison term a stern warning 2011-12-08T06:01:00Z

On 10 March 2009, a case was filed in the US circuit court for the northern district of Illinois, where I grew up. My father had a lifelong ticket to fly anywhere. Then they took it away 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

"But now we need to do a better job of moving them across the stage at graduation with a certificate or degree that leads to a good-paying job here in Illinois." Simon assails community college grad rates 2012-01-19T03:00:00Z

ProPublica Illinois reached parents or guardians in 15 of these cases and none agreed to speak on the record. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

In this year-long study, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago recruited 90 adults with obesity, aged 18 to 65. Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss, according to new study 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

She also received a degree in dentistry from Harvard, and received both a master’s degree in oral sciences and a certificate in endodontics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Helen Yang, Maxwell Meyer 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, he worked at Esquire before launching Playboy in 1953 and going on to make millions. Read What TIME Said About Hugh Hefner 50 Years Ago 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

Republicans also lost several governorships, including Kansas, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, and a number of state legislatures. Filmmaker James Stern on the era of “American Chaos”: “Worst situation since the Civil War” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

Archaeological studies around Edgefield, led by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have yielded ghosts of kilns and bagfuls of pottery shards. Antiques: Pottery by David Drake, a Slave Craftsman in Edgefield, S.C. 2012-08-30T21:17:32Z

In fact, if Kennedy had lost Illinois, he still would have won the presidency. Cartoons, JFK’s Victory and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

In a statement to Billboard, Wilmette, Illinois, police noted they were “seeking to check the well-being” of the Irish singer. Failing Sinead O’Connor: The ugly spectacle of mocking celebrities in crisis 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

There's room for movement ahead of Illinois' March 20 primary, however. Romney slightly ahead of Santorum 2012-03-11T03:40:00Z

The 57-year-old musical icon was hospitalized after his private jet made an emergency landing at Quad City airport in Illinois last Friday morning. Prince dead at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

In Illinois, every prison facility issues each inmate a large personal-property box and a small correspondence box. My Prison Cell: A Place Kept Compulsively Clean 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

A rainbow curves over Illinois' state capitol in Springfield. Illinois House approves tax relief 2011-12-12T19:12:00Z

Illinois state police suspect that someone or several people were responsible for the incident and are investigating, officials said. Driver pelted by rocks on I-55: 'What the heck just happened?' 2012-05-13T18:07:00Z

Reagan spent his first 21 years in Illinois. Reagan celebrated by Nancy, Beach Boys on 100th 2011-02-06T23:07:13Z

But as soon as she could drive, she wanted respite from the hot fields in the summer and took a job waitressing at a bustling Italian restaurant near Illinois State University in Bloomington, Il., The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

The newspaper reported that law enforcement agents on Monday were at Harris’ home in Naperville, Illinois. Lawsuit: ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris sexually solicited minors 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

He's holding a town hall meeting Wednesday in Illinois, which votes next week. Close battle for delegates in South 2012-03-13T23:49:00Z

“We fell in love with the story of Christian and Anna,” said Penny Brueggemann, 56, who lives in Illinois and works for Purina. ‘Fifty Shades’ Fan Fiction Assumes a Life of Its Own 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

“I am grateful to be able to tell my personal American story with the help of Sean and Twelve,” the Illinois Democrat said in a statement, referring to Twelve publisher Sean Desmond. Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth coming out March 30 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Starting as a creative writing professor at Eastern Illinois University, she made her name with trenchant essays for online outlets such as Salon and the Rumpus. Roxane Gay decided to write about being overweight. It took her to some painful places. 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Broken down by where the fellows were born, 160 came from New York, 59 from California, 52 from Pennsylvania, 49 from Massachusetts and 39 from Illinois. Meet MacArthur's new 'genius grant' winners 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

The governor also is seeking to close facilities for the developmentally disabled in downstate and the Illinois Youth Center at Murphysboro and Logan Correctional Center. Quinn seeks closings, nearly 2,000 layoffs 2011-09-08T17:50:00Z

Like the young man who took our picture as we chugged back into Illinois, just married in Vegas and still on a high. Views you don’t get on the freeway … across America by train 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

Pyle was arrested and brought in to the jail by Illinois State Police about 11:30 p.m. McHenry officer charged with sex assault 2012-01-08T21:09:00Z

Invoices show the Sox cited Illinois Sports Facilities Authority sales tax exemption when it was ordering equipment and construction materials. Sox restaurant paid for with public funding 2011-10-27T02:00:00Z

Lincoln still looms large in Illinois’ capital city, but there are other draws — including the relics from Route 66 and only-in-Springfield fare like the horseshoe. Visiting the nation’s newest national park: Indiana Dunes 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z

Chicago and Illinois have lost a great and caring woman. 'Maggie was this city's heart' 2011-11-25T13:50:00Z

The Willis Clan, a family band whose tragedy helped expose Illinois corruption, is also slated to perform. David Arquette to serve as grand marshal of McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Pat Quinn will file an appeal this morning with the federal agency that denied aid to five southern Illinois counties devastated by tornadoes earlier this month. Quinn to appeal FEMA decision denying aid to southern Illinois counties 2012-03-16T09:52:00Z

Lee emigrated from Taiwan to attend college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then film school at New York University. For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faith 2012-11-19T22:31:05Z

Her telephone engineer father was tired of climbing power poles in the frigid Illinois winter and simply longed for a locale with a more pleasant climate. The unbelievable believability of Denise Richards 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

A fluke discovery of dozens of Price’s unpublished scores at her abandoned Illinois summer home in 2009, which was then publicized in 2018, added significant momentum that has grown unabated since. As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

I can remember debating that essential question late at night as an undergrad at my little Christian college in Illinois. Book review: ‘The Book of Strange New Things,’ by Michel Faber

The top six states that are most interested in the trendy recipe include Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, California and New York. 'Creamy lemonade' trend is taking over TikTok: Try the recipe 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois and received a master’s degree in technology policy from the University of Cambridge as a Fulbright scholar; he also received a law degree from Yale. Erica Andersen, Jonathan Donenberg 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z

The view from above was inspired; the view below a postcard — and hardly the popular image of Illinois. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

The second patient was later upgraded to fair-to-serious condition after both were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 1 dead, 1 injured in Lakeview fire 2011-11-05T02:18:00Z

"Typically, the average last spring freeze is not observed until the middle to end of April across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana." Hot spell to cool off by end of week 2012-03-19T13:02:00Z

Come November’s midterm elections, the Republican candidate for the Third Congressional District of Illinois will be a Nazi. How to Be a Jew in the Age of Trump? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

He graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois — where he developed an interest in writing for a college publication — and received a master’s degree in writing and philosophy from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. Wes Craven, master of horror and slasher films, dies at 76 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

First, there's the matter of Illinois' capital city. Chicago, capital of Ill.? NATO goofs in video 2012-05-03T20:22:00Z

He was last stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Her mother is an advanced registered nurse for the State of Illinois in Warrenville. Neither Got the Job. But Both Got a Future. 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

Nickel, a quirky loner, first heard about Sullivan’s achievements and decline while studying at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Antiques: A Decades-Long Study Is Finally Published 2010-12-30T22:05:55Z

The audit charred both entities for a troubling series of failures and "serious deficiencies" that left the auditors unable to assess whether the massive deals serve Illinois' best interests. More officials attack state agency over health care contracts 2012-03-09T00:31:00Z

Chicago Fire Department ambulances took two of the car's three passengers to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and a third passenger was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, a department spokesman said. Three injured in single-car rollover 2012-01-28T10:11:00Z

Before that, he was executive director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in Illinois. Washington Ballet names new top executive 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

The magnitude of this manufactured PR catastrophe seemed to elude Brahler, who lives and operates her business in Illinois. He’s got a ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won’t talk about it. 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

There are academic papers with titles like “Final Meals: The Theatre of Capital Punishment,” by Christopher C. Collins, a doctoral candidate at Southern Illinois University. Last Meals on Death Row, a Peculiarly American Fascination 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

When I flew from Brooklyn to Illinois to help my dad with my mom's service I spent some time going through her stuff. Now that my mother's dead, we're closer than we've ever been 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z

The action begins in 1954, when Kroc, an Illinois salesman of multi-spindle milkshake mixers, lugs the heavy device from town to town and from restaurant to restaurant in the hope of drumming up business. “The Founder”: A Fast-Food Visionary on Shaky Moral Ground 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

The people taking part in the Illinois State Fair Karaoke Contest had qualified by taking first or second place in similar competitions at county fairs earlier in the summer. Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was notified but were not immediately available to comment. 1-year-old dies after TV falls on him 2012-02-07T22:18:00Z

State of Illinois grants are certainly not there to the extent they have been. Starving artists find Web meal ticket 2011-03-09T23:30:00Z

The Carbondale Democrat says Illinois’ community colleges are leading the way in using sustainable technology by providing charging stations for faculty, staff and students. Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon on electric car tour of Ill. 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Valentine eventually set to work with the new resin on the mammoth paired columns, a commission from the medical-supply company then known as Baxter Travenol for its new headquarters in Illinois. The New Season: De Wain Valentine at Pacific Standard Time in California 2011-09-18T04:00:09Z

Chirinko is an economist at the University of Illinois, not a doctor or road safety expert. The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

He divided time in high school between Kentucky and Illinois, playing parts in school plays and bass in a band called Jehovah’s Suspects. Theater: He Looks Like a Big, Scary Guy Because He Is One 2010-12-26T02:24:21Z

A father and son, from Utah and Illinois, agreed to plead guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol, in exchange for the government dropping trespassing and disorderly conduct charges. The Jan. 6th hearings: Was the finale just the beginning? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

One of his favorite buildings was the College of Liberal Arts of Southern Illinois University, which he said did a good job of establishing an edge between a campus and a forest. Robert Geddes, 99, Transformative Architecture Dean at Princeton, Dies 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z

In its ruling today, the appeals court agreed with the ACLU, saying, “The Illinois eavesdropping statute restricts far more speech than necessary to protect legitimate privacy interests.” Court strikes down eavesdropping law 2012-05-08T16:49:00Z

All Illinois police departments are required to submit a monthly tally of hate crime incidents to state police. About that hate crime at a western Illinois cemetery 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

"I would say that the likelihood of Illinois plan participants not getting their retirement benefits is highly remote," said Bill Atwood, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Investment. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

According to a report from Crain's Chicago Business, Weathers first stated that his product was made and brewed in Illinois and would be shipped to "woke-free" customers nationwide. Donald Trump's mugshot beer: How the Bud Light boycott bred the ultimate conservative cash grab 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z

On paper, it's an Illinois Historic Structure — the first of five dozen landmarks in a village that itself was dubbed a National Historic Landmark 40 years ago. Neighborhood watch: Riverside at the ready 2011-02-03T23:41:12Z

At festivities this summer at the Ravinia Festival, in Illinois, he will sing Nebuchadnezzar in “The Burning Fiery Furnace” on Aug. 17 and the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings on Sept. Snapshot: The Tenor Nicholas Phan Talks of Britten and Social Media 2013-08-02T19:15:57Z

University of Illinois at Chicago freshmen would pay $10,232 for tuition and students at the Springfield campus would pay $9,090. U. of I. trustees to vote on nearly 5% increase 2012-01-19T16:37:00Z

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced plans to sell the state office building to a new owner, who presumably would replace it with something taller and a whole lot less ’80s gauche. Postmodern architecture at risk, Part 2: The saga shifts to Chicago 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

In this case, a 2019 article in a Northwestern University law journal questioned whether, under Illinois and federal law, the landlords were correct in assuming the rights. A Henry Darger Dispute: Who Inherits the Rights to a Loner’s Genius? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

The victim, who suffered gunshots to the groin and the arm, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where police said his condition stabilized. 14-year-old fatally shot; 12 others wounded 2012-05-19T11:08:00Z

She went on to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, later studying at ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, and at Harvard. AD Innovator: Jeanne Gang 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

It is also Twenty-First Century Fox's first film to be shown on a 270-degree panoramic screen called Barco Escape, which will be featured in five Cinemark movie theaters in Florida, Illinois, California and Texas. 'Maze Runner' sets hopes on O'Brien and big screens for young adults 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

He graduated from Eureka College in Illinois and received a master’s degree in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon. Katherine Cunningham, Mark Rutledge 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Duckworth recalls being her family’s main breadwinner as a teenager, surviving the rocket-propelled grenade that almost killed her and becoming a U.S. senator from Illinois. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

A year later, the Rassi family reunited in Champaign, Ill., where his father had become a professor at the University of Illinois. Up Close: A Rebel’s Cause: Fortifying the Fashion Flock 2012-08-08T18:52:46Z

Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Laura, a fashion model, and Robert, a senior executive at Ford Motor Company. Robin Williams obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Mars was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the stand-up comic and radio star Sonny Mars. Kenneth Mars obituary 2011-02-15T18:47:58Z

His request was denied by the Illinois Department of Corrections’ public information officer, the commissioner of the department and even the governor’s office. Will prisons ever open up to journalists? 2013-01-02T16:53:00Z

The 2004 Hyundai Sonata exited up the ramp at Austin and crossed the intersection before hitting a wall, according to preliminary Illinois State Police reports. 1 dead in single-car accident 2012-02-05T12:12:00Z

Sherwin died Wednesday at his home in Washington, D.C., according to his friend Andrew Hartman, a professor of history at Illinois State University. Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer-winning scholar, dead at 84, 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

Currently only Illinois and the District of Columbia prohibit the concealed carrying of weapons. Illinois gun licenses rose by 6 percent last year 2012-01-26T14:41:00Z

In Illinois, a handful of community pools reopened in mid-June at a maximum of 50 percent capacity, but all public pools within the Chicago Park District remain closed. Anatomy of a Public Pool in a Pandemic 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

I landed my first writing job immediately out of college, producing political commentary for a small newspaper in a mid-sized Illinois city. My regrettable libertarian romance: I rebounded from my experimental phase, but many don't 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh said he was told he was receiving an award for his support of Israel and was prompted to read scripted remarks that advocated arming small children. Sacha Baron Cohen Pranked Me, Can I Sue? Yes. Win? Not So Much. 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

The tome that’s the gateway drug of aspiring politician authors, though, is arguably Barack Obama’s “Dreams From My Father,” which first appeared when he was not yet an Illinois state senator. Every candidate an author: The ceaseless boom in books by politicians 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

For it was geography — their shared turf of Illinois — that transformed Lincoln, and not Charles Sumner or Salmon P. Chase or William H. Seward, into Douglas’ prime rival and antagonist. Abraham Lincoln's early life is recast by Sidney Blumenthal in the masterful 'Wrestling With His Angel' 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

The Yasusada poems eventually pointed back to Kent Johnson, a middle-aged white poet who was then teaching in Illinois. When White Poets Pretend to Be Asian 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

He now works with Ajinomoto to educate chefs through events like a recent MSG immersion event at Ajinomoto's Itasca, Illinois, headquarters, where they cooked and compared dishes made with and without MSG. Where do we stand with MSG? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z

State police, fire equipment and the Illinois Department of Transportation were on the scene. Fatal crash closes outbound Eisenhower 2011-08-05T11:51:00Z

In Southernmost Illinois, wanderers will delight in the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area, especially during fall when colorful foliage sets the region ablaze in rich hues of orange, yellow, and red. Explore these fall hikes around the US 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Data from Louisiana, Illinois and Michigan earlier this month showed that African-Americans are dying at a much higher rate than the U.S. population at large. America's hip-hop community takes on coronavirus 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

There are earlier examples, still occasionally revived, such as Robert E Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois or Sidney Kingsley's The Patriots, among many others. In pursuit of US theatre's past perfect 2010-12-22T12:45:04Z

This scene made me think of the time I asked my cousin — a resident of a small town in Illinois similar to Benton — if he was on Instagram, and he answered, "I don't think so." "Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake": An indicator of just how little class money can buy 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z

I called up Barbara Risman, a senior scholar at the Council on Contemporary Families and sociology professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, to get her predictions. Will gays save marriage? 2013-03-30T22:00:00Z

Derrick Smith, D-Chicago, listens to proceedings on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield earlier this month. Indicted lawmaker a no-show at hearing 2012-04-26T16:14:00Z

Peyton Weber, 19, a student at Joliet Junior College in Illinois, said that the “Peanuts” character was a smart choice for a Red Cross tie-in, because of his appeal across generations. Want This Snoopy T-Shirt? You’ll Have to Pay in Blood. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

Working in a store in Springfield, Illinois, at the end of the 1830s, young Lincoln hunts vampires at night. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter slaves away at a rotten metaphor 2012-06-27T13:15:49Z

The Illinois Association of Realtors reported the gains Wednesday, saying statewide home sales, including single family and condominiums, totaled 7,954, up from 6,966 a year earlier. Home sales rise in state, city; prices still lag 2011-12-21T15:39:00Z

On Friday, the state elections board in Illinois said West hadn’t submitted enough petition signatures and wouldn’t be on the ballot. Kanye West sues Ohio election head to get on November ballot 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

After graduating from the University of Illinois, Ebert got a job as reporter on the Sun-Times, where he stayed for the rest of his career. Roger Ebert obituary 2013-04-04T21:17:32Z

Illinois on its own produces almost as many pumpkins as the other five states combined. In October at least, America runs on pumpkin 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hayes, an Illinois native who grew up Catholic, starred in previous runs with the show in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Q. and A. With Sean Hayes: Playing God on Broadway 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

As I headed south on Interstate 55 in central Illinois recently, windshield wipers slap-tapping against a heavy rain, an overhead sign blared a warning in all-caps golden neon letters. Americans are hitting the road to get vaccinated 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

According to Lisa Powell, a professor of health policy and administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a penny-per-ounce tax would be about equal to a 17 percent price increase overall. Is a soda tax the solution to America’s obesity problem? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

He’s also facing a future trial for a 1997 killing in his Illinois hometown. ‘Boy Next Door Killer’ to get death penalty or life sentence 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is joined at City Hall in Chicago by approximately 30 mayors from across Illinois to speak on the challenges they all face in developing retirement security solutions for their cities. Area mayors join forces on pension reform 2012-05-10T20:19:00Z

Authorities said Gargiulo cut himself and left a trail of blood that allowed prosecutors to tie him to the other cases, including a 1997 killing in Illinois for which he is still awaiting trial. Jury recommends death penalty for ‘Boy Next Door Killer’ 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

Six miles later, we arrived at Jackson Falls, one of the most popular rock-climbing venues in Illinois. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

After graduating from the University of Illinois, Mr. Grant was a radio reporter in Chicago and a talk-show host on local television in Los Angeles. Bob Grant, a Pioneer of Right-Wing Talk Radio, Dies at 84 2014-01-02T23:50:09Z

Meanwhile, Illinois logged 1,828 public corruption convictions, the third most of any state, according to the report. Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

He's in good condition at the University of Illinois Hospital, police said.  2 shot dead, 3 wounded overnight 2012-04-21T11:37:00Z

Both officers in today's shooting are on paid administrative leave until the completion of an investigation by Illinois State Police. Teen shot by police had autism disorder 2012-02-01T23:32:00Z

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, 42, is a Republican from Illinois and a pilot in the Air National Guard. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Impeaching Trump ‘was, frankly, an easy decision’ 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

The diner where my mom waitressed when she first landed in Kankakee, Illinois. The Accidental American Genius of Guy Fieri 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition, where he remained Friday morning, police said. 1 dead, 7 hurt in shootings overnight 2012-05-18T08:31:00Z

Though Trump briefly considered canceling a subsequent political rally in Illinois, immediately following the FFA convention, he ultimately decided to keep it. Pharrell Williams wants to sue Trump for playing ‘Happy’ at an event after Pittsburgh massacre 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

The nicknames, of course, reference individuals living in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois. Which hot dog are you? The enduring appeal of regional food in the global digital age 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z

But the Auditorium's faith in choosing River North is more than justified--the troupe has an instant new classic and an Illinois son a fitting tribute. 'Simply Miles' a Davis dance full of intelligence and cool 2011-04-17T15:26:00Z

He was impressed enough by Obama's 2004 Democratic convention speech, and subsequent private meetings, to back the Illinois senator against Hillary Clinton, until then Hollywood's favourite candidate. DreamWorks boss leads Hollywood push to bring Obama a fairytale ending 2012-10-28T18:39:02Z

The recalled frozen raw poultry and beef products were distributed regionally in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois to wholesale and retail customers. Recall expanded for frozen raw pet food 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

His account of Beethoven’s mighty “Hammerklavier” Sonata, taken from a 1970 recital at the University of Illinois in Urbana, is remarkable. Box Sets Highlight Leonard Shure and Howard Karp 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

"It's the expressways, the secondary roads, all over," said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Freezing rain, ice hinder morning rush 2011-12-29T12:36:00Z

His wife, Elizabeth Hull, says Pohl died Monday at an Illinois hospital after experiencing respiratory problems at his home in the Chicago suburb of Palatine. Science Fiction writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93 2013-09-03T23:11:28Z

Illinois Republicans directly elect a total of 54 delegates from the state's new 18 congressional districts. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

He said he will fly to Illinois after the House votes this afternoon and return to the Capitol on Friday morning. Walsh to skip Obama speech, hold forum 2011-09-08T16:55:00Z

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is currently investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed eight planes at an airport in the city of Monmouth. Fire at Illinois airport hangar destroys 8 planes 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

She has worked with circuses in Italy and Germany and acted in plays in Chicago, Illinois, where she now lives. Siblings’ love of music and science help them deal with family problems 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z

She graduated from the University of Illinois and received a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law. Sarah Riedl, Brandon Clark 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z

Organized by the Field Museum in Chicago, the collection hasn't traveled outside its Illinois home in more than 120 years. At Natural History Museum, mummies' secrets unwrapped with today's tech 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

He was an undergraduate at Fordham University, received a master's and Ph.D from Columbia University and spent much of his academic career in the history department of the University of Illinois in Chicago. Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson scholar, dies at 91 2013-04-06T07:46:03Z

The bill received 58 votes in the Illinois House but needed 60 to pass. Quinn doesn't rub in lawmakers failure on casino bill 2011-11-12T23:48:00Z

Elsewhere across the state, southern and central Illinois will see spring-like weather. Winter storm to hit Lake, McHenry counties 2012-03-02T12:00:00Z

Just the weekend before, my mom brought it back from my other grandma’s attic in Illinois. Finally, a Wedding. It Was About Time. 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z

Landmarks Illinois’s request for proposals notes that the company headquarters “remains today the only high-rise office building in downtown Chicago built by an African American.” Ebony’s Test Kitchen Is for Sale 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

The second victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition, according to a fire department spokesman. 1 killed, 1 wounded near Graceland Cemetery 2011-08-29T02:22:00Z

His most enduring early works, “Illinois” and “Michigan,” were part of a since-abandoned effort to honor each American state with its own concept album. Sufjan Stevens delivers exquisite set at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

He later studied philosophy at the University of Chicago and at Banaras Hindu University in India and taught writing at Montana State University in Bozeman and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Robert M. Pirsig, Author of ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,’ Dies at 88 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

Lee Bey, an adjunct professor of architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, said the look of the kitchen was almost indescribable. The Ebony Test Kitchen, Where Black Cuisine Was Celebrated, Is Reborn 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

Other notable stage credits included “After the Fall,” “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” and “I Never Sang for My Father.” Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

Wednesday near the Pulaski exit in the Archer Heights neighborhood, according to Illinois State police.At least 11 motorists reported cracked windshields and other damage to their vehicles, authorities said. Cops: Rock throwers hit cars on Stevenson 2012-05-17T12:05:00Z

In pockets of Virginia, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio, there are books sitting in quarantine. Libraries Strive to Stay ‘Community Living Rooms’ as They Reopen 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

There is a spare beauty to the Illinois prairie, with winds swooshing between its wide sky and paper-flat fields. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Rest assured: The Plastics, the tyrannical teenage rulers of an Illinois high school, are as shallow as ever — and oblivious to the plot that their enemies, the school’s outsiders, have hatched against them. The Broadway Shows to See Now 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Cusack, born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, made his film debut at 16, was recognisable by 18 and a star by 22. John Cusack: ‘Hollywood is a whorehouse and people go mad’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

The music megastar's death came less than a week after reports that his plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, as he returned after performing in Atlanta. Presciption Drugs Found With Prince Body, Reports Say 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

“Maybe because I was invading his little space, his own private Idaho in the calming middle of Illinois. That probably scared him.” David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

On subsequent visits to Illinois, I'll continue to feel waves of rage, guilt and sadness. Grief is a distant planet: How "A Wrinkle in Time" is helping me deal with my father’s decline 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z

"Just yesterday we were contacted by the state of Illinois saying one was found ... just off our property." Plan to harvest deer, monitor disease draws fire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

The defense motion was filed less than a week after the prosecution filed an appeal to the Illinois State Supreme Court. Drew Peterson denied release from jail 2011-09-19T22:52:00Z

While his victory speech Tuesday night was flat -- the candidate was clearly exhausted -- and he stumbled over several applause lines, the important thing was the headline emerging from Illinois: Romney in a romp. Illinois win gives Romney command 2012-03-21T15:06:00Z

The release said that the sheriff’s office, the LaSalle County Coroner’s office, the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s office, and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit are investigating. Police: Homeowner shoots, kills intruder 2012-02-19T22:13:00Z

That would be different now, he sighs ruefully at one point, seemingly referencing the new Illinois law recognizing civil unions, a law that came too late for him but that changed Chicago nonetheless. 'Twist': Surprising new play about Chicago Rahm Emanuel must see 2011-02-25T17:52:50Z

She has come a long way from her first dance gig in New York, upon graduating from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1999. Snapshot : Michelle Boulé, Dancer-Artist at Work 2012-11-25T00:20:06Z

But not everybody is googling recipes, per se — Illinois, Mississippi, Virginia and Maryland prefer to outsource their turkey-cooking all together, as Popeye’s ready-made Cajun Turkey was the most popular search. The most-googled Thanksgiving recipes by state 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

It wasn't until April that investigators found Piest's body in the Illinois river. The 6 most disturbing John Wayne Gacy moments from Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois and received a certificate in executive information technology management from Columbia. Nancy Brous, Kurt Nelson 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

In Illinois, the data are dominated by public school students because of the mandatory ACT testing. Only 23% of Ill. students ready for college 2011-08-17T11:00:00Z

The man is in critical condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. 14 wounded in shootings across Chicago 2012-01-06T07:04:00Z

James Nardi, a biologist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, offers this advice: “Work with your fellow non-human gardeners. I never use synthetic fertilizers, and I never use pesticides.” The zoo beneath our feet: We’re only beginning to understand soil’s hidden world 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

“To develop as readers, kids need a lot of experience processing words,” said Timothy Shanahan, distinguished professor emeritus of urban education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Françoise Mouly’s Toon Graphics Takes Comics to Classrooms 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

He was shot in his chest and back and was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. 17 shot, 2 dead in overnight violence 2011-10-08T11:20:00Z

The rules, as one teen in Illinois argued, are “giving us the impression we should be guilty for what guys do.” The War on Leggings Gets Political 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she was raised in Illinois, but spent holidays with her extended family in Nigeria. Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

In that case Kelly is accused of bribing an Illinois official in August 1994 to obtain a fake identification for the singer Aaliyah so they could get married. R. Kelly accused of sex with teen girl in 1990s as indictment is updated 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

She received a master’s degree in fine arts from Illinois State University and her doctorate, in the same subject, from the University of Barcelona in Spain. Lourdes Ramos named president of the Museum of Latin American Art — first Latina to hold the post 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Why, the digital Fourth Estate demanded to know, wasn't the African American senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, wearing an American flag lapel-pin 24/7? William Pope.L sets the U.S. flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

Four years ago, Illinois lawmakers moved the primary date to early February, the Super Tuesday of 2008, to help Barack Obama win some early delegates from his home state. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

HB 4474 faces an uphill battle in the Illinois Congress, where both houses are controlled by Democrats, but Wisconsin is in a unique position to pass their anti-trans bill. The “real” war on women?: Wisconsin lawmaker pushing awful anti-trans bathroom bill supposedly to “protect our women and girls” 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

These restrictions, known as radius clauses, are common practice in the concert industry, but the Illinois attorney general, Lisa Madigan, is investigating the contracts as anticompetitive according to reports in the local news media. Lollapalooza, Promoters and the Stage of Chicago 2010-08-06T21:58:00Z

Her mother is an associate vice president at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Brittany Brady, Jeffrey Parrillo 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

The Illinois native is no stranger to the business world. 5 things to know about Thomas Staggs, Disney's new No. 2 executive 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

"By investing in Illinois and investing in our people, we are building and growing the economy," Quinn said. Quinn: More money needed for schools 2012-02-01T18:36:00Z

Ritter said he once made a catastrophic blunder of cleaning out the layers of residue in the upper tubing of Illinois Jacquet’s horn, which brightened the sound. The exacting art of saxophone repair 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Groce also wanted his top assistant to receive a salary on par with that of Jerrance Howard, whose contract as an Illinois assistant runs through next season for $180,000 per year. Illini reach deal on new basketball coach 2012-03-29T06:29:00Z

She grew up mainly in California, the daughter of Gina, a native of the Philippines, and Greg, a firefighter from Illinois and the son of a jazz trumpeter. Vanessa Hudgens graduates from High School Musical to Broadway and ‘Gigi’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

In central Illinois, the Scovill Zoo in Decatur received funding for a walk-through bird exhibit. Ill. museums set to receive $20M for facilities 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

Meyers, 43, grew up in suburban Illinois and New Hampshire, the son of a financier and French teacher. Seth Meyers: ‘I couldn’t have asked for a better target than Trump’ 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

The Illinois State Police will seek to consolidate 16 telecommunication centers and a Carbondale forensic lab with other facilities, the documents showed. Quinn to seek prison, human services closures 2012-02-21T22:18:00Z

Catholics, though still the largest denomination in the state and the nation, declined about 5 percent nationwide as well as in Illinois and the Chicago area. Census: Independent evangelicals one of the largest religious groups 2012-05-02T12:45:00Z

The attorney general represents the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in a legal case over the extended day. Union to announce deal with CPS on school day 2011-11-04T01:53:00Z

“I assure you, it’s the busiest dead end in all of Illinois.” Antiques: A Wright House in Illinois Prepares to Go Public 2010-07-01T21:42:00Z

He was brought up in Rockford, Illinois, where his father worked in advertising and his mother was a Vassar-educated space fanatic, an enthusiasm that rubbed off on her son. Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, the book that changed the world 2013-05-04T23:00:04Z

Clark was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. `School of Rock’ actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

And tell me if you agree that most people are just wanting to make what the manager of a grocery store in Wheaton, Illinois makes. "Burn It Down" or stick around? How TV and movie fans "can be in the fight" to make Hollywood better 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

Peck first became aware of Stevens’s music when he heard “Illinois,” in 2005, while he was still a student—a kid, really—at the School of American Ballet. Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck Make a Ballet About Respect 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

The Illinois man who became an internet sensation after asking a question of the candidates while wearing a bright red sweater during Sunday's presidential debate answered questions on Reddit late Thursday and early Friday. Ken Bone's past comments come to light in Reddit session 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Then across the nearly mile-wide glassy black river to the line of hazy sky and thin band of flat green on the far side that looked more like an Amazon shore than Illinois. 2010-01-07T18:26:00Z

Notified of the error, the state treasurer's office contacted the Illinois attorney general to see what could be done to protect account holders, said Bridget Byron, director of college savings for the treasurer's office. Personal data disclosed on state mailings 2011-11-16T03:54:00Z

Members of the Proud Boys, an extremist right-wing group, showed up at a school board meeting in Illinois, where book access was on the agenda, and at a drag queen story hour in California. Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z

How they met In graduate school at the University of Illinois. To Love, Honor and Co-Star: Making Room for Two on Zoom 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

“He didn’t seem concerned about the politics” but rather what would help the children overall, said Ben Wolf, associate legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Illinois DCFS chief steps down 2011-08-25T22:42:00Z

"Even though this is all very new, it's not meant to be overly serious," says Haque, a Northern Illinois University music professor who was named "best world guitarist" by Guitar Player Magazine in 2009. Switched-on guitar: Fareed Haque meets the Moog 2011-01-24T14:43:52Z

A supermarket employee in Illinois is being hailed a hero after sprinting across the store’s parking lot to save a baby who was strapped into a runaway shopping cart. Supermarket employee in Illinois saves baby in runaway shopping cart 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

“I was afraid the virus would run rampant like it did in other homes in Washington and Illinois.” Pandemic forces family members into new role: Caregivers for elderly loved ones 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Police believe alcohol played a role in the crash, said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Wrong-way driver crashes on Stevenson 2012-02-03T10:25:00Z

Hogan arrived at Illinois just as the university was trying to clean up an enrollment scandal that cost predecessor B. Joseph White his job. U. of I. president says he did poor job of connecting with faculty 2012-03-08T19:46:00Z

Twitter users are cheering on an Illinois high school graduate’s next step. High school graduate's reaction to his college acceptance letter goes viral: 'Fought hard for that' 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

We live in a condo near the University of Illinois at Chicago. Star Jones Puts Her Spin on a New A-List 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Film Office estimates that "The Chicago Code" spent about $25 million locally and created 400 jobs. 'Code' cancelation could hurt city's bottom line 2011-05-11T20:00:00Z

Illinois' pension system is in such bad shape that many believe it can survive in the long run only if the Legislature makes unpopular decisions like further raising state taxes or slashing retirement benefits. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

Plus, it meant the production could take advantage of the state film tax incentive, which pays out a 30 percent credit on salaries paid to Illinois residents. Geekery leverages duo into TV 2010-12-21T22:44:00Z

Mark White, 52, of the 5400 block of North Broadway, was pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. Man dies after falling on CTA Red Line tracks 2012-03-27T07:05:00Z

A sheriff says reality TV actress Tila Tequila complained that audience members pelted her with stones and feces during an outdoor music festival in southern Illinois. Sheriff: Tequila says audience threw rocks, feces 2010-08-15T13:00:00Z

For example, in 2007, when a brilliant short YouTube documentary, posing the question of punishment for women who get abortions, presented a sampling of responses from demonstrators at a site in Libertyville, Illinois. The moral deceit of pro-lifers: How Donald Trump accidentally revealed the true hypocrisy of the war on women 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

It's actually quite simple: As Shelly Schmidt, professor of food chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explained, freezer burn is simply a byproduct of moisture loss, or dehydration. How to prevent freezer burn once and for all 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z

As a child, growing up in Illinois, she was the sole caretaker of a mother with multiple sclerosis. The Wildly Funny Samantha Irby Is Back, Not a Moment Too Soon 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

After the holidays, Ms. Kaur will move to Illinois and start looking for accounting work. A Dating App, Not the Parents, Brought Them Together 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

That puts Santorum at a disadvantage because his Illinois campaign team did not file a full slate of delegates, unlike his three competitors. Romney slightly ahead of Santorum 2012-03-11T03:40:00Z

But measures like these, and now the Illinois bill, send the message that a campaign of sexual vindictiveness should have consequences. The end of “revenge porn”: Legal challenges mean consequences for creeps 2014-01-30T19:53:00Z

Each election cycle, voters in New York, Illinois, Florida and elsewhere are reminded that taking photos of their completed ballots is illegal. Should You Take a Ballot Selfie? 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

Police were contacted after friends of the 23-year-old victim drove him to the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. 3 dead, 5 injured in Chicago shootings 2012-03-13T12:07:00Z

The bride, 31, is a buyer at Design Within Reach, a furniture and home goods company based in Stamford, Conn. She graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Karen Hong, Michael Chen 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

Illinois stores --  two Sears and three Kmarts -- are part of a group of 15 stores the company added late Thursday to its roster of 81 stores targeted for closing nationwide. 2 Sears, 3 Kmarts to close in Illinois 2012-02-24T19:15:00Z

In the two weeks between Super Tuesday and Illinois, another 261 delegates will be up for grabs in a variety of caucuses and primaries. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

Hampton was the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and the Panthers' national deputy chairman, and as a result was an influential figure in the revolutionary organization. "Judas and the Black Messiah" is a window into FBI’s surveillance apparatus 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

Three decades later — after, Mr. Pai said, therapy had helped him realize how destructive those encounters had been — he detailed his accusations in the fall of 2016 to the Lake Forest Police Department in Illinois. James Levine’s Final Act at the Met Ends in Disgrace 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

The single winner is from Illinois, lottery officials said, but would not reveal any other details. Illinois Mega Millions winner to come forward 2012-04-17T11:23:00Z

"We can get copi from our Illinois River and to Chicago much more affordably then we can fly in some frozen fish . . . from the Philippines," for example. Can we really eliminate invasive species by eating them? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

Staggs, an Illinois native who before joining Disney was an investment banker for Morgan Stanley, became chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in January 2010. At Disney, Staggs' elevation puts him as front-runner to succeed Iger as CEO 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

States had started to be called for Clinton: Illinois, New York. A Dark Night at the Javits Center 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported slick and icy conditions on the Stevenson and Eisenhower Expressways and the Bishop Ford Freeway. Snow, ice cause numerous accidents 2012-01-02T13:22:00Z

If you’re not a parent, you get a pretty specific look, complete with pictures, at what it was like to be a kid in the ’70s and ’80s in Southern Illinois. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Ben Falcone on the Father-Son Bond 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

I met a farmer in Illinois and his name was Whipple, and I quickly wrote it down. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: Ramin Bahrani Goes Big 2013-04-22T17:01:09Z

Before Illinois' civil union law took effect June 1, Northwestern offered domestic partner benefits only to same-sex couples. Civil union law spurs NU health plan dispute 2011-10-14T16:36:00Z

He is now a retired professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he held the posts of distinguished professor of education and senior university scholar. David Mamet on His Inspirations for ‘The Anarchist’ 2012-11-18T04:30:01Z

Jim had a garage band at the University of Illinois, and the stuff is pretty good – it's pretty protopunk, pretty rough. Numero Group: the crate-digging record label's top 10 2013-06-13T16:05:50Z

“This first came to the Met’s attention when the Illinois police investigation was opened in October, 2016,” Gelb said in a statement. Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine over sexual abuse allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

Despite the tax hike, state government remains mired in debt, limiting Quinn and legislative leaders' ability to move Illinois forward. Tribune/WGN-TV poll: Quinn still unpopular 2012-02-10T04:01:00Z

Tribune reporters dug out new Justice Department data and used sealed warrants and thousands of pages of government records to identify more than 200 international fugitives from northern Illinois. Officials vow action to catch fugitives 2012-01-12T21:26:00Z

One night last summer, while walking through downtown Evanston, Illinois, alone yet surrounded by people, I felt a hand slip between my legs. Out of the mouths of babes: When street harassment comes from boys, not men 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z

The election-junkie son of Mary Louise O’Brien pointed to a recent story popular among election obsessives detailing how one 19-year-old African American man in Illinois might be skewing its results to the right. Is America addicted to this election? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

Illinois State police and emergency crews on the scene of a fatal crash on the Bishop Ford Freeway. Wrong-way driver crashes, kills motorist 2012-04-30T11:32:00Z

An Illinois lawmaker from Chicago charged with bribery a week ago appeared on his way to a primary election victory tonight on Chicago's West Side.Rookie state Rep. Lawmaker charged with bribery cruising to win 2012-03-21T01:20:00Z

They divorced each other when he was a kid, and he lived between them: his mother in Lexington, Kentucky; his father in Evanston, Illinois, where he started high school. Man Of Steel: eye to eye with Michael Shannon, the new General Zod 2013-06-08T05:00:00Z

The rollover crash happened about 5:15 a.m. on Interstate Highway 57 near mile marker 349 outside of south suburban Posen, according to Illinois State Police. 5 escape watery ditch in rollover crash near Posen 2012-01-29T13:35:00Z

Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in 1920, in Illinois, but at age 13 became a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, graduating from L.A. Ray Bradbury: The man who made sci-fi respectable 2012-06-06T20:30:00Z

Krupp was born and raised in Wilmette, Ill., and majored in journalism at the University of Illinois. Author-commentator Charla Krupp dies in NYC at 58 2012-01-23T23:16:09Z

On a per-person basis, only the District of Columbia and Louisiana had more convictions than Illinois, according to the report. Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

Details on the crash were sketchy, but Illinois State Police said the male driver of the car was killed when it crashed and rolled over shortly before 4 a.m. Fatal crash closes outbound Eisenhower 2011-08-05T11:51:00Z

My Uncle Everett graduated from the University of Illinois, and eventually became vice president of a building supplies company near Chicago. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity spokeswoman Sandra Jones said the agency did not have such figures. Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago 2012-11-26T18:27:08Z

There was a hub for American aerial royalty in Bloomington, Illinois, and another in Saginaw, Michigan. My trapeze-flying adventure: Better than an orgasm 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z

She was good enough that Illinois Jacquet, the jazz saxophonist, urged her to drop out and tour with his group. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Todd Vandermyde, the National Rifle Association lobbyist in Illinois, said the concealed-carry issue along with economic instability may be the cause for the increase. Illinois gun licenses rose by 6 percent last year 2012-01-26T14:41:00Z

These new HIV diagnoses among Latinos were concentrated primarily in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Illinois and Puerto Rico, according to the CDC. 'Invisible epidemic': progress against HIV leaves young Latino men behind 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

As an Illinois state senator, Obama helped get whistleblower protection legislation passed. What happens when a whistleblower returns to work after a decade’s fight 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

Yet just two blocks away in the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg, population 9,000, Rann's parents were not as fortunate. Harrisburg tornado packed 170 mph winds 2012-03-01T12:06:00Z

Disparities between Latino children and other groups are apparent at the early education level, with one-third of Illinois Latino children enrolled in preschool versus two-thirds of their peers, the report said. Study: Latinos trapped by 'blue-collar ceiling' 2011-12-15T06:01:00Z

“It used to be nerdy to discuss parts of speech outside of grammar class,” Baron, a professor emeritus of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois, writes. English’s Pronoun Problem Is Centuries Old 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

I was in New York, she was in Illinois, where I grew up, and I spent a lot of that year visiting her. Sasha Velour: ‘Drag is darkness turned into power’ 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

Even though laws are slow to change and safeguard children, Illinois has now become the first state to enact a law that protects the compensation of child influencers or children of influencers. The death hoax of a child influencer: Lil Tay's recent infamy shines a light on a bigger problem 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z

On July 4, 2022, a young man allegedly fired from the rooftop of a building in Highland Park, Illinois, killing at least seven people, wounding over 30 more, and traumatizing another American community. Do we need photos of violence to galvanize support for change? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z

Three people died when their car hit a piece of heavy construction equipment this morning on Interstate 80 in New Lenox, according to Illinois State Police. 3 dead in single-car crash on I-80 2011-12-10T15:26:00Z

Mr. Ebert’s 2.0 persona has also earned him a large following for a new film Web site and helped raise the profile of an annual film festival in his native Illinois. Careers of Former Stars Renewed by Social Media 2012-12-26T21:36:33Z

"To people of faith, in many respects, it's an affront to their faith," said the Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch, who lobbies on behalf of Concerned Christian Americans and the Illinois Family Institute. Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism 2012-02-21T13:27:00Z

Prosecutors say the Latin Kings gang is considered one of the country's largest, with an estimated 10,000 members in Illinois. King of Latin Kings street gang to be sentenced today 2012-01-11T11:55:00Z

Not only was the practice morally shocking and contradicted by passages in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon, it was also illegal in Illinois. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z

Mr. Bergman asks Representative Luis Gutierrez, an Illinois Democrat well known as an advocate for immigrants, what evidence he has to counter industry claims that the allegations are made up or exaggerated. Television Review: ‘Rape in the Fields’ on PBS’s ‘Frontline’ and Univision 2013-06-24T21:38:35Z

After a brief stint in the United States Marines, Ellis enrolled at Illinois State University before being accepted, at age 21, to the Juilliard School of drama. Nelsan Ellis, who played Lafayette Reynolds on 'True Blood,' is dead at 39 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z

Born in Illinois, Melissa McCarthy, 48, performed standup in New York and trained at the Actors Studio. Melissa McCarthy: ‘Something extinct I’d like to bring back to life? Democracy’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

Illinois was the sixth state to allow civil unions or their equivalent, which provide the same state-level rights that come with marriage. Civil union law spurs NU health plan dispute 2011-10-14T16:36:00Z

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, who has led a national movement to criminalize sex-buyers from his jurisdiction in Illinois, says he thinks Pretty Woman is not just unrealistic, it’s dangerously misleading. Here's What Former Sex Workers Think of Pretty Woman 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

After a couple of years in Florida, the Kinzinger family moved back to Illinois, where his mother taught public school and his father ran nonprofit organizations. Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

Then came Metropolis, also in Illinois, declared "Superman's hometown" by the state legislature in 1972, despite having no connection to the superhero beyond its name. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z

The map reproductions, she noted, were provided by the Library of Congress, which has lent a hand, as has Thomas F. Schwartz, the Illinois state historian. Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy 2011-05-09T12:00:00Z

Though Obama has been in office for three years, 56 percent of Illinois voters blame the nation's economic condition on the administration of his Republican predecessor,George W. Bush. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Obama’s extraordinary first book, “Dreams From My Father,” was published in 1995, a year before he was elected to the Illinois senate, and traced his family history alongside his own coming-of-age. In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

The farmhouse, which plays a central part of Mara Wilson’s festive wish, is located in Lake Forest, Illinois. Miracle on 34th Street farmhouse on sale for $3.4m 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

Also Wednesday, the governor named the replacement on the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for his failed former choice, former Rep. Burke's daughter gets $117,000-a-year post 2011-07-28T00:05:00Z

One needn't be an administrator to pull down six figures at the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Overtime a windfall for many at Illinois Tollway 2012-03-22T12:33:00Z

The lawsuit was filed in Chicago because a literary agent for the Doyle estate is based in Illinois. Writer, Doyle estate dispute copyright on Sherlock 2014-01-03T19:37:05Z

“For now we are calling Pico Balloon K9YO Missing in Action,” the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade wrote on its blog Tuesday. There’s a ton of crap in the sky we haven’t shot down (yet) 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Twelve years ago, Illinois governor Rod Blagojevech was arrested for his part in a scheme to sell or trade Barack Obama's Senate seat, which Obama was vacating to assume the presidency, to the highest bidder. "Trial by Media" summarizes but doesn't challenge how coverage fuels drama in landmark cases 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

The Illinois House approved a ban using a cell phone while driving unless a hands-free device is used. House votes to ban phone talking while driving 2012-03-08T21:38:00Z

The man who runs the Illinois lottery, superintendent Michael Jones, said he is sympathetic to the winners' plight. Illinois winner could face 'lottery curse' 2012-04-17T20:27:00Z

Illinois State police received a call just before 12:30 a.m. about a car with a flat tire stopped on the inbound Eisenhower near Independence Boulevard, officials said. Woman in labor gets flat on way to hospital 2011-11-22T12:33:00Z

A man, described as being in his 20s, was wounded in the chest and abdomen and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. 1 killed, 1 hurt in Lincoln Park stabbing 2011-09-03T09:09:00Z

In southern Illinois, there were vineyards, then glimpses of the great midwest prairies – and of an idiosyncratic world view. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets with voters at Charlie Parker's Diner in Springfield today, the day before the Illinois primary. Candidates make final push in Illinois 2012-03-19T15:46:00Z

While expressing optimism about the importance of Illinois, representatives of the campaigns in the state have little to say about their plans for Illinois. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

As an “extremely flamboyantly jubilant and oh so gay” adolescent in conservative small-town Illinois, Van Ness always felt himself to be moving desperately toward a light that would allow him to be confidently, exuberantly himself. Jonathan Van Ness, Ali Wong and John Hodgman Walk Into a Bar … 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Indeed it does, which is why "UnTill Emmett Till" deserves to be seen and heard again — preferably in every school in Illinois. Revisiting Emmett Till tragedy, in jazz 2011-03-28T23:50:00Z

The Illinois State Fire Marshal was called to the scene and an investigation into the cause of the fire was pending. 2 in serious condition after Berwyn fire 2011-12-03T20:24:00Z

AP: Melissa, you went to college in Ben’s hometown, Carbondale, Illinois. Q&A: McCarthy and Falcone, goofballs in matrimony 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

At home in Illinois, this tormented genius, wild maximalist and yet somehow earnest moralist of a writer said he felt “unalone and unstressed.” David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Foot traffic on the University of Illinois at Champaign campus. U. of I. trustees to vote on nearly 5% increase 2012-01-19T16:37:00Z

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is seeking to increase the basic I-PASS rate by 35 cents, from 40 cents to 75 cents, to pay for its new $12 billion,15-year construction program. Public gets say on proposed tollway hikes 2011-08-18T22:35:00Z

Someone there called 911 and the men were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious to critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department. 2 men shot at Lakeview gas station 2012-05-09T12:46:00Z

And, in some ways, he's the American dream personified: he was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, the son of a second world war bomber pilot. Sam Shepard bares his soul 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z

For many multinational corporations, this means Illinois' tax applies to only a slice of their income. Lawmakers weigh tax breaks for business 2011-10-25T03:48:00Z

Linguist Dennis Baron at the University of Illinois points to the evolution of the word “you” as another example: “Purists object that a plural pronoun like ‘they’ can’t be used as a singular. Gender-neutral pronouns: When ‘they’ doesn’t identify as either male or female

Two bands left -- Eau Claire, from Wisconsin, and DeKalb, from Illinois. Roosevelt makes top three at Essentially Ellington 2012-05-07T19:01:05Z

He entered treatment in Boston, according to the Max biography, and joined a 12-step program back in Illinois. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

In the 1920s, the Illinois Medical Society found that among six thousand Chicago residents, 87 percent reported using what regular medicine had taken to calling “cult medicine.” The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z

Before the rise of the highlighter, says Dennis Baron, a University of Illinois professor and the author of “A Better Pencil,” attentive readers relied on “a combination of underlining and marginal notes.” Who Made That?: The Hand-Held Highlighter 2012-01-22T08:45:49Z

According to Ervin, Sylvie reportedly shows signs of being from a puppy mill before she was moved around to different shelters in Ohio and Illinois. Woman finds heartbreaking poem with shelter dog’s paperwork: ‘I come with baggage’ 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

Later, while studying film at Northwestern University in Illinois, he appeared in the comedy revue – but his plan, after graduation, was to work as a cameraman in Chicago. Dermot Mulroney: 'I remember Charlie Sheen climbing over a balcony, half-clothed …' 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

But while the small towns in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and Illinois dominate the list, there are small cities that shine in every region of the country. The Best Small Cities To Raise A Family 2010-10-25T20:50:00Z

For a kid from a small Illinois town of 10,000, it has been a magical adventure that can only be appreciated with gratitude. Your First Dance Crush 2013-07-24T16:05:46Z

It sparks a much-needed conversation around race, class, and what becoming a man means today through the lens of three skateboarder friends growing up in Rockford, Illinois. We grew up afraid to be vulnerable: "Minding the Gap" helped me see my toxic boyhood masculinity 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1951, Williams joined the drama club in high school and was accepted into Juilliard School in New York, the prestigious American academy for the arts. Obama leads Robin Williams tributes 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

During stops in northwestern Illinois, Santorum declared he "didn't care about the unemployment rate" and argued that "the issue in the race is not the economy." A final pitch to woo Illinois voters 2012-03-20T02:58:00Z

One evening, the writer was sitting on his front porch in Urbana, Illinois, looking at the endless cornfields that spread all the way to the horizon. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Not so for someone else in southern Illinois' sleepy Red Bud, a tiny farming community of just 3,700. Illinois town abuzz over jackpot winner 2012-04-02T14:22:00Z

Take care of yourself and your family, friend, and I promise to come to visit you soon in Urbana, Illinois, which Lev thinks is the best place in the world. Tell Me a Story with a Happy Ending, Part II 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

She moved to Illinois when she was 18 to attend Northwestern University in Evanston, north of Chicago, in pursuit of a journalism career. Author reveals the 'Tiger in the Kitchen' 2011-06-09T16:04:04Z

"I would advise producers, if I was structuring a film right now, to steer clear of Illinois because who knows what will happen in the next 10 weeks?" he said. Will the sun really set on Illinois' film incentive? 2011-04-08T14:14:00Z

The Illinois Board of Higher Education is working to create those standards. Simon assails community college grad rates 2012-01-19T03:00:00Z

Five other states that lost more than 3% of its retirees throughout the pandemic were Washington, Virginia, Illinois, Iowa and Georgia. 2020 retirees moved to these states and cities the most, study reveals 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

Diaz plays Elizabeth, an Illinois seventh grade teacher who is insincere, heartless and entirely mercenaryfearless in her embrace of the awful. Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher: What's Her Motivation? 2011-06-24T09:00:00Z

Her father, who worked in Rockford, Ill., retired as associate deputy of foster care and agency licensing for the Department of Children and Family Services of Illinois. Johannah Chase, Tim Coates 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

In Illinois, the legislature has passed legislation that would withhold grant funding from libraries that remove books, or refuse to adopt a policy against book banning. Book Removals May Have Violated Students’ Rights, Education Department Says 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

The electronic toll-collection system is offered on most toll roads, bridges and tunnels across 14 states from Maine to Virginia and west to Illinois. Practical Traveler: 13 Ways to Save on Gas this Summer 2011-05-11T16:01:34Z

Pervis Staples died May 7 at his home in Dalton, Illinois, according to Adam Ayers, a spokesman for Staples’ sister, Mavis Staples. Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

"The sooner he gets to Illinois to trial, the sooner he can come home," she said to reporters. Suspect in Illinois slaying OKs extradition 2011-07-20T16:41:00Z

They were followed by workers in Colorado, Virginia, Illinois, and most recently, Georgia. Negotiations on the rocks: Bourbon giant Heaven Hill faces strike as workers demand "respect" 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Gacy took it upon himself to dress up as a clown at Illinois Democratic Party events. The 6 most disturbing John Wayne Gacy moments from Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

Ben Lehwald, an Illinois junior with a passion for photography and possibly the most expressive eyebrows on television since Mr. Spock, narrates his life as the child of a transitioning transgender woman. Kids, transgender parents are heart of ABC Family's 'Becoming Us' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

He works as the D.C. program manager for the nonprofit organization Common Threads, a community program based in Chicago, Illinois, that promotes wellness through healthful cooking and eating. These middle-schoolers explore the world on a plate 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

The injured were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the fire department. 1 dead, 5 injured in Brighton Park rollover 2012-01-14T10:00:00Z

At Southern Illinois in 2006, he missed about a week before returning to the job. Former NIU coach collapses during game 2011-09-10T23:25:00Z

Mori: Moutoussamy was a student of Mies van der Rohe’s at Illinois Institute of Technology and, as you know, the Johnson Publishing archive is completely preserved and Theaster Gates is managing it. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Despite the occasional edge of danger, Illinois was where Wallace took shelter. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

I picked up an attractive oversized market bag printed with a colorful map of Illinois for $19.50. Through Three Neighborhoods, Revisiting Chicago’s Charms 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Hawkins was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Hospital at 11 p.m. Man stabbed to death, girl friend held 2012-01-12T12:02:00Z

The Illinois native was the son of an Albanian restaurant owner, and his mother once ran away to act in a play. ‘Belushi’ Review: A Comic in Full 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

Johnston and Lee then arranged the pedestals so that as a group they match the site plan of Mies van der Rohe’s campus plan for the Illinois Institute of Technology. 'Make New History,' the second Chicago Architecture Biennial, brings the focus back to square one 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

At Illinois, Knapp developed a unique instrumentation for big band, contrasting the lush, mellow timbres of French horn, tuba and fluegelhorn with the brighter sounds of trumpets and trombones. Trumpeter Jim Knapp, key architect of Seattle’s modern jazz scene, dies at 82 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

Lisa DiChiera, director of advocacy for Landmarks Illinois, said the kitchen merits careful reassembly and exhibition as a testament to its cultural significance as well as “its explosive design factor.” Ebony’s Test Kitchen Is for Sale 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Colorado, Illinois, Maine, California and Mississippi have recently taken steps to reduce their populations in solitary, as much in response to economics as to humanitarian appeals. Solitary Confinement is Topic for Humanities Institute 2012-11-18T23:07:45Z

“All agreements are subject to the clause in the Illinois law that says ‘subject to appropriation,’” Quinn said while touring a Chicago Public School on the first day of classes. Quinn defends breaking deal with union 2011-09-06T16:50:00Z

Ballast Point, based in San Diego, currently operates eight locations in California, and one each in Illinois and Virginia. Disneyland opens first-ever brewery at Downtown Disney; guests waste no time grabbing pints 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

A 22-year-old man was shot in the thigh and a 28-year-old man was shot in the back, and both were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. Man killed in Little Village neighborhood 2012-02-12T08:03:00Z

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in stable condition, Gaines said. 4 hurt in East Ukrainian Village shooting 2011-11-05T12:25:00Z

“Judas and the Black Messiah,” director Shaka King’s historical drama about Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and the Black FBI informant who betrayed him, is nominated for six Oscars including best picture. This is a landmark year for diversity at the Oscars. Why did it take nearly a century? 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

For Safinia, Chicago — and by extension Illinois — offers a larger-than-life setting that is rich with absurdities, including the fact that Illinois has no gubernatorial term limits. Kelsey Grammer, the Boss of Chicago 2011-07-01T07:00:00Z

The crash happened on the northbound lanes just south of Central Avenue at about 3:45 a.m., according to Illinois State police. Fatal collision snarls inbound Stevenson 2011-08-04T11:29:00Z

Two people were killed and three injured in a single-car crash on Interstate 57 just before 5 a.m. this morning, according to the Illinois State Police. 2 killed, 3 injured in I-57 accident 2012-01-01T12:43:00Z

Gracie was 6 when her parents took her to Sand Bluff Bird Observatory in northern Illinois. Young birder encourages others to flock to nature and observe 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Some radio stations have stopped playing his music, and a concert appearance in Illinois was canceled. Why It Could Be Hard to Mute R. Kelly 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z

Christened the “Loni Jo,” the ferry chugged back from the Kentucky shore and dropped its gate at the foot of Illinois Route 1. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

The characters, however, are still the same: Dodge and Halie; their sons, Tilden and Bradley; and Tilden’s son Vince, who suddenly arrives back at the Illinois homestead with his girlfriend, Shelly. Sam Shepard Takes Stock of ‘Buried Child’ and the Writer’s Life 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

The misspent money became the subject of a federal investigation and the Illinois Department of Transportation is trying to recoup some of the funds. Report: Summer youth job money misspent 2012-04-30T22:48:00Z

Obama began his career without Axelrod's help when he muscled his way into the Illinois Senate and then unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Bobby Rush. Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

Following Thursday's closed door meeting, Durbin announced that Fitzgerald's office was planning three seminars to training Illinois law enforcement agencies on the extradition system. Officials vow action to catch fugitives 2012-01-12T21:26:00Z

Buck’s daughter Christina points to the possible influence of art historian Jonathan Fineberg, emeritus professor at the University of Illinois who befriended her father when he was a visiting lecturer at UCI. A storied art collection shrouded in mystery will anchor new UC Irvine museum 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

Currently, Rieger products are distributed only in Missouri and Kansas, with Illinois soon to follow. Gin Maker’s Journey: From Tanqueray to Small Batch 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Shannon’s parents divorced when he was small and each went on to remarry five times while their son bounced between his mother’s home in Kentucky and his father’s up in Evanston, Illinois. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

The victim was transported in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. 1 dead, 3 wounded in overnight shootings 2011-08-13T11:08:00Z

Many were “persons fresh from the rebel congress or from the rebel army, men who could not take the requisite oath” to uphold the Constitution, said Republican Sen. Lyman Trumbull of Illinois. The political battle after the Civil War 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Racial tension does not seem as distant to Colonel Warren, who grew up picking cotton in Alabama before moving north in the eighth grade to be a houseboy for an Illinois family. Bargain Plane?s Priceless Heritage 2011-05-04T23:44:39Z

The official says that among the things investigators are looking at is whether a doctor was on a plane that made an emergency landing in Illinois less than a week before Prince died. A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that investigators are looking into whether Prince died from a drug overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

He was born in Illinois and trained at Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley. Painter William Theophilus Brown dies at age 92 2012-02-10T09:01:04Z

Sen. Charles Percy dies Charles H. Percy, a brilliant businessman who represented Illinois for nearly 20 years in the U.S. Van crashes into building on South Side 2011-09-17T22:51:00Z

A real estate listing in Illinois went viral due to the home’s unique look. 'Goth' house in Illinois listed on Zillow goes viral 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

They were together through her time studying marketing at Edgewood College in Madison and his time studying architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, and through her first years in the city. Shannon Abloh Is Ready to Talk 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

They were married Aug. 5, 1979 after taking the Illinois bar exam. Harvard Law School’s Class of 1979: The ‘Love Section’ 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

I was 11 years old in suburban Illinois, PBS was showing a broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, and I had quite suddenly found what I wanted to do: sing. Carrie Brownstein, Carly Rae Jepsen and Others on First-Time Cultural Experiences 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z

The self-exclusion program allows problem gamblers to ban themselves from all Illinois casinos. Rivers Casino fined for luring gambling addicts 2012-03-23T11:58:00Z

In 1988, Snyder, without any qualifications, presented herself to Rick Spencer, responsible for admissions and grants at her local university, North Central College in Illinois. Rachel Louise Snyder: ‘Domestic abuse is as common as rain' 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

The investigation involved Alsip and Illinois State police, as well as the U.S. Ailing boy kidnapped found safe in Alsip 2012-04-25T09:10:00Z

The first, Best of 2010, features last year's 30 "most moving" session tracks, selected by the staff who work in the site's tiny Illinois studio. Click to download: the Streets' rap soup 2011-01-27T23:29:00Z

The proposal introduced at today's City Council meeting also would allow Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to deputize officers with other agencies, including the FBI and Illinois State Police. Emanuel wants big fine increases for G8 protesters 2011-12-14T18:00:00Z

“If it weren’t for Barack Obama, it would have been a very good year,” was how he put it, after maxing out for the junior senator from Illinois. Hollywood Celebrities Choose Sides in Presidential Race 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

In addition to the two federal cases, Kelly is facing charges from state prosecutors in Illinois and Minnesota. R&B singer R. Kelly gets May 2020 trial date in sex abuse case 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z

Illinois' unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, at 9.5 percent in July, higher than the national average. Help coming soon for struggling homeowners 2011-09-14T11:00:00Z

In Illinois, at least, the survey found that point of view a tough sell. Poll: Voters mixed on federal regulation 2012-02-18T06:21:00Z

Lincoln gave speeches at the Ohio Statehouse in 1859 and 1861, and his casket rested in the building's rotunda for six hours on its way from Washington back to Illinois for burial. Lincoln impersonators rub gangly elbows in Ohio 2013-04-12T17:28:09Z

That would change under a new interchange project expected to be approved by the Illinois Tollway. Tollway set to expand I-90 interchange 2011-09-21T10:44:00Z

HARRISBURG, Ill.— A hospital administrator in the southern Illinois city of Harrisburg says at least three people were killed in a severe storm that swept through the region. At least 4 killed as severe storms hit Illinois, the Midwest 2012-02-29T14:55:00Z

The Illinois Senate today voted in favor of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's measure that would allow Chicago to start using cameras to ticket speeders in so-called safety zones. Illinois Senate approves speeding cameras 2011-10-26T22:19:00Z

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple—the Oak Park, Illinois, landmark designed by the architect in 1905—is undergoing a much-needed renovation. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple To Be Restored 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Premier Bank is the 15th bank to fail in the country this year, the agency said, and the third in Illinois. Chicago bank buys assets of closed Wilmette bank 2012-03-24T16:14:00Z

Dr. David Stovall – a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who studies the intersection of race, place and school – spoke to Salon about the challenges. Private homeschooling groups — aka "pandemic pods" — gain popularity, but who gets left behind? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

Holder vowed that the Justice Department would redouble its efforts to return alleged murderers, rapists and other violent fugitives to Illinois — and secured the pledge of his Mexican counterpart to make it happen. Border-crossing fugitives a national problem 2012-01-29T06:00:00Z

Accident report One male died and two others were airlifted from the scene of a car wreck early Sunday morning near Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. 1 dead, 2 critical in crash near NIU campus 2012-02-19T13:53:00Z

Early childhood educators such as Rachel Giannini, a pre-school teacher from Chicago, Illinois featured in the film, make less per year on average than parking attendants or dog walkers. 'It's a wake-up call': behind the film urging investment in pre-school education 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. James, 34, works in Chicago as an attorney-adviser for the Illinois Pollution Control Board, which adopts environmental regulations and adjudicates contested pollution-related cases for the state. Grace Chapin, Jason James 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

McCarthy and Falcone, who made his directorial debut on "Tammy," grew up in Illinois and met while in the famed Los Angeles improv comedy group the Groundlings in the late 1990s. Melissa McCarthy: Despite outrageous antics, 'Tammy' is in everybody 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

He also commuted the sentence of former Illinois governor and “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Rod Blagojevich. The president pardons a turkey, one of the more normal things he’s done this month 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

About three-quarters of Illinois voters said they failed to see an improvement in Illinois' economy or thought that it is getting worse. Tribune/WGN-TV poll: Quinn still unpopular 2012-02-10T04:01:00Z

Today, Illinois' funding ratios for its pensions are among the lowest in the country, affecting everything from the state's bond rating to its ability to pay its bills. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

The acts took place in Florida, Illinois and Texas, according to the indictment. Jerry Harris Pleads Not Guilty in Child-Pornography Case 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

Illinois State University also decided on that signage, with a somewhat prolix addendum: “Anyone may use this restroom regardless of gender, gender identity or expression.” In All-Gender Restrooms, the Signs Reflect the Times 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

"The label misleads consumers into believing it is or contains distilled spirits," says Anna Marquez, the plaintiff who filed suit in the United States District Court Northern District Of Illinois. Mini-bottles of Fireball Cinnamon don’t actually contain whiskey, recent lawsuit claims 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Four years later, Ebert chose the film for his “Overlooked Film Festival,” and I was there, in Champaign, Illinois’ stunning Virginia Theatre, to see it again. Happy Birthday, Roger Ebert: How the Late Film Critic Changed My Life at a Steak ‘n Shake 2013-06-18T19:10:23Z

Though texting while driving is illegal in Illinois, Oak Park police said a local ordinance would be easier to enforce. Oak Park may ban eating while driving 2011-10-13T02:04:00Z

Employers in New York, Michigan and Illinois accounted for the most H-1B visa applications for foreign physicians, nearly a third of the total. For doctors, a clampdown on visas could have an uneven effect in the U.S. 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

The victims in the home invasion were taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, according to the Fire Department. 2 shot in North Side home invasion 2011-10-18T15:46:00Z

If there’s a problem, he added, it’s Mr. Rauner’s Democratic opponents, who control the Illinois House and Senate. Lincoln’s Papers Find a Familiar Spot: In the Middle and in Jeopardy 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

Corn on the cob, my food of summer from my Illinois childhood. Savoring the Foods and Family Traditions of Summers Past 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

A spokesman for the Illinois Federation of Teachers emphasized that the lobbyists' actions were legal and that they made "individual decisions." 2 teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions 2011-10-22T05:16:00Z

The Florida show went ahead despite the cancellation of Cosby's Las Vegas performance next week and four other shows in Arizona, Illinois, South Carolina and Washington state next year. Sold-out Cosby show proceeds amid sex assault claims 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z

Central Illinois felt expansive and smooth, but the storm robbed me of the chance to enjoy the views of winter-starved open land and enormous trees primed to turn green. Americans are hitting the road to get vaccinated 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the charges are just as complex. R. Kelly Stands Trial in Chicago: What to Know 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

Illinois also may hold a special cachet for competition among the Republican contenders — claiming to win the GOP nomination in Obama’s backyard. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

As Michelle Wiesbrook, Extension Specialist in Weed Science at the University of Illinois, points out, unlike registered products, homemade weed killers have not been extensively tested. How to kill weeds naturally — for real 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z

At 91, though, he left a body of work that might just fulfil the prophecy of that showman in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1932. Ray Bradbury, writer who captivated a generation of sci-fi fans, dies at 91 2012-06-06T15:28:00Z

After wowing crowds at local bluegrass shows across her native Illinois, she signed with Rounder Records when she was 14 years-old, and released her first album in 1987. Sad songs bring joy to bluegrass star Alison Krauss 2011-06-24T16:59:28Z

She said each store's inventory is tailored to the tastes of local customers, as is the case in Amazon Books’ six other locations in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington. Amazon hopes to take Manhattan with New York bookstore 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Its two Illinois stores, in and , were part of the Sunday closures. Lowes closes 2 more local stores 2011-10-17T17:39:00Z

According to Casella, in six years, the program has received a few hundred requests for people imprisoned in Illinois, New York, California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Photo Requests from Solitary Confinement 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

Unwilling to let myself accept this smallest of victories, though, I thought ahead to Christmas, when Amanda and I would travel to visit her mother in Illinois. Anxiety made planes, trains and automobiles impossible. What was next? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Lottery says a grand prize Mega Millions winning ticket was sold at a store in Red Bud, Ill., near St. Louis. Lottery jackpot ticket sold in Illinois 2012-03-31T12:08:00Z

A month ago, the Illinois Humanities Council auctioned off a dinner with controversial Vietnam-era radical Bill Ayers as part of a fundraiser. Humanities official resigns over Ayers auction 2012-01-26T03:12:00Z

Both men, 25 and 53, were stabbed multiple times during an argument and were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said, citing early reports. Man fatally stabbed, roommate hurt during domestic squabble 2012-03-06T12:51:00Z

On Friday, the company filed a 10-year plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission to spend $1.3 billion to strengthen its electrical system against outages. ComEd to spend extra $233 million to improve grid in 2012 2012-01-06T17:19:00Z

Retired Illinois appellate judge Sheila O’Brien is pushing for the review of Cook County State’s Attorney’s Kim Foxx’s office, which dropped charges against Smollett that accused him of making a false police report. Judge to decide if he will consider request in Smollett case 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Even so, there is no concrete evidence that productions nervous about the uncertainty in Michigan will turn to Illinois. Michigan's lost film incentives may be Illinois' gain 2011-03-10T21:38:21Z

July 12, 19 and 26 and Aug. 2, 9 and 16, First and Illinois streets; email LHewitt@stcharleschamber.com Skokie: 6 to 9 p.m. Car gawk: Cruising nights lure collectors and their classic rides 2011-05-26T14:19:00Z

The guitarist bought the instrument in 1963 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, while on a trip to visit his sister, according to the Beverly Hills, California, auction house. Early George Harrison guitar leads Beatles memorabilia auction 2014-03-17T15:02:06Z

Julie: He’s from Illinois and my family is from Chicago, so we talked about the Bears, which led to a discussion about Maryland football. Date Lab: Dustin puts a finger on what’s wrong with connections today 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

It’s laid out extra wide to accommodate the old Illinois Central tracks that run down its center at grade, the way trains passed through the city in the nineteenth century. The Unexpected Power of Your Old Neighborhood 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

Yet perhaps the biggest exclusion to date involves a group that’s never even been nominated for the Rock Hall: Cheap Trick, the pride of Rockford, Illinois. Cheap Trick is one of the best rock bands ever — why aren’t they in the Hall of Fame? 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

Kelly’s sex life has drawn scrutiny since the 1990s, and he currently is also facing sex-related charges in Illinois and Minnesota. Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; 1 involves boy 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

The next day, Trump said he was considering pardoning Martha Stewart, the lifestyle mogul who was a host of “Celebrity Apprentice,” and commuting the sentence of another contestant, former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Master of celebrity: How Trump uses — and bashes — the famous to boost himself 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Auerbach traveled across Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina collecting images, and when surveying her work, the similarities between these structures become apparent. What the megachurch tells us about evangelicals in HBO's "The Righteous Gemstones" 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z

A central Illinois mother was responsible for the chilling murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two adults and three children in tiny Emington, authorities confirmed Monday. Authorities: Mom shot 3 children, boyfriend 2011-12-20T03:31:00Z

There are some surviving drafts, at the University of Illinois. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Sequel to ‘The War of the Worlds’ 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

Illinois also improved in math and science readiness, with 42 percent of test-takers considered ready in math compared with 40 percent last year, and 28 percent ready in science, compared with 27 the year before. Only 23% of Ill. students ready for college 2011-08-17T11:00:00Z

But fans following the Hemingway trail will also find museums, homes and other places connected to him in Illinois, Idaho, Arkansas and Cuba. Live like Hemingway: Five places where he lived, drank and wrote 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

Similar scenes have played out in Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and many other places. Here’s the good some are doing to combat the fear and isolation of the coronavirus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Under Illinois' old formula, for example, the state divided the number of high school graduates in a given year by the number of first-time ninth-graders four years earlier, also taking into consideration student transfers. Illinois high school graduation rates slump 2011-10-31T05:01:00Z

But perfect rhyme is still a big plus — and don’t even think of “rhyming,” say, “Illinois” and “groin,” as does one of the Epics. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

The State of Illinois has adopted tax credits to encourage local production of shows headed to Broadway. Before Broadway, Musicals Make a Detour to Test the Waters in Chicago 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

The town was never home to more than 600 residents, but its location on the Illinois Central Railway drew visitors. In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

In 2009, with the support of an anonymous angel investor in Illinois, Mr. Turner turned his one-man service in Vancouver, British Columbia, into a 23-country international directory of hundreds of metal detectorists: TheRingFinders.com. The New Detectorists 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

Chicago Teachers Union Attorney Robert Bloch, left, talks with CTU President President Karen Lewis following oral arguments before the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board in the dispute over a longer school day today. Labor board sides with teachers union 2011-10-21T01:23:00Z

What I see is people in California particularly, and New York and Illinois to some degree, probably just saying, "You know what? Screw this. Why should I care this much?" Filmmaker James Stern on the era of “American Chaos”: “Worst situation since the Civil War” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

After changing his mind about a religious career, he earned a film degree from Columbia College Chicago and a master’s in communication from Northeastern Illinois University, also in Chicago. Jim Nayder, 59, Specialist in ‘Annoying Music,’ Dies 2013-07-04T00:14:07Z

That December, he met with Rod R. Blagojevich, governor of Illinois at the time, whose job it was to choose a replacement for Mr. Obama. Struggles for Jesse Jackson, Father and Son 2012-11-23T21:27:53Z

Harrison bought the guitar in 1963 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, while visiting his sister in the United States, the auction house said. Early George Harrison guitar fetches $657,000 at Beatles auction 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

Illinois women, however, are slightly taller than the national average. Dating analysis charts romantic behavior, state by state 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

On Monday, the two will campaign full time in Illinois. Illinois primary is set for furious finish 2012-03-19T03:03:00Z

Quinn told reporters he expects the state to win an appeal of the ruling this week that struck down an Illinois law making it easier for the state to charge sales tax on online purchases. $86M in Red Line improvements to 7 stations 2012-04-27T19:55:00Z

There’s more separating “Atlanta” and “The Good Fight” than simply the distance between Georgia and Illinois. How ‘Atlanta’ and ‘The Good Fight’ Chose Chaos 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

Former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett pleaded with the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday to kill six criminal charges made against him earlier this month by special prosecutor Dan Webb. Smollett fights charges in alleged hoax 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

Defendants convicted of lying to police, one of the least serious felonies in Illinois, rarely go to prison. Jussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack conviction 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

He was supposed to help coach his twin sons’ baseball game back in central Illinois. Goodbye to Gate 35X, cursed portal to the rest of America 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z

She studied speech and drama at Northwestern University in Illinois, before going to the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Martha Hyer obituary 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

In 2010, secular student groups at the University of Illinois and other Midwestern schools drew controversy when they chalked images of Muhammad. Non-believers taking college campuses by storm 2013-02-16T13:00:00Z

After criticizing Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s fiscal approach to troubled Chicago public schools, Chance put his money where his mouth and tweets were and pledged $1 million from his summer tour to the school system. 7 reasons why Chance the Rapper is a star 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Her mother, a special-education teacher when the family lived in Illinois, was usually the parent who accompanied Ms. Palmer on set. Keke Palmer Keeps a Check 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

This winner is the largest lottery winner in Illinois history at $213.3 million, according to the Illinois Lottery. Lottery jackpot ticket sold in Illinois 2012-03-31T12:08:00Z

As a student at the University of Illinois, he said, he spent most of his time on a stage. Alan Ruck Is Ready to Leave the Roy Family 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z

I grew up in Lansing, Illinois, a small town 30 miles south of Chicago. White flight from reality: Inside the racist panic that fueled Donald Trump’s victory 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

No small matter to have the Illinois delegation under your nose at the podium, all those hecklers, fixers, flunkies, and musclemen scanning the audience as if to freeze certain obstreperous faces . A Great Writer at the 1968 Democratic Disaster 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

Here’s a brief look at POTUS’ many other visits on the show, from his days as a rising Illinois senator back in 2005 through his historic campaign and tumultuous presidency. Obama on “The Daily Show”: A History 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Donations by the Illinois Federation of Teachers to Democrats dwarfed those to Republicans in the two-year 2006 election cycle. 2 teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions 2011-10-22T05:16:00Z

To shepherd travelers on their pilgrimages, the Illinois and Wisconsin tourism offices unveiled self-guided trails that connect the Wright dots. On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Being a “former” something is also a staple: war veteran, former athlete, former dancer for the NBA, former Miss Illinois, etc. A Take-Charge ‘Bachelorette’ Sends the Boys Home 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

Investigators defined “minority zip codes” as those with more than 66 percent non-white residents in California and Texas, and 50 percent in Missouri and Illinois, due to demographic demands. Racism in America: It’s so pervasive that white people pay less for car insurance 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

A hearing to help determine who has the rights to the estate of the janitor-turned-artist Henry Darger was postponed on Wednesday for procedural reasons in an Illinois probate court. Hearing on Henry Darger Estate Dispute Is Postponed 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

O’Brien said she might ask the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene. Judge won’t kick decision in Smollett case to another judge 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois law school and worked as a theatrical agent and stockbroker in New York while living on the fringes of the music scene. Michael Masser, top songwriter of 1970s and ’80s, dies at 74 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

After he was released, Henry played at College of DuPage before being offered a scholarship to Illinois, the same university attended by his younger brother, Arrelious Benn, a wide receiver with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Illinois player among 3 shot at party 2011-11-14T05:32:00Z

Called “Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois,” Stevens embodied the real-life experience of a small town policeman encountering a mysterious flying object, and the officer’s response. Sufjan Stevens delivers exquisite set at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock resigned Tuesday following controversy over his questionable spending habits. Aaron Schock’s epic downfall gets the “Daily Show” treatment 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

This is why the University of Illinois’s treatment of Salaita has gained so much attention with the academic world. The Civility Wars 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

He was shot on the 3300 block of North Pulaski Road and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was reported in good condition, police said. Bicycle rider shot in Avondale 2012-01-27T09:48:00Z

There are cowboy-hat-wearing lovers pressed close at a Latino rodeo in Oregon, and images of small girls twirling on the glittery stage of a wedding between a Syrian and an Iraqi refugee in Illinois. Peter van Agtmael’s Decoding of American Violence 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Those facilities on average lose $27 per patient each day because Illinois' low Medicaid reimbursement rate does not match the cost of care, Sullivan said. U.S. OKs increase in nursing home tax to bring in more Medicaid money 2012-01-24T06:01:00Z

Illinois’ two U.S. senators called on today to explain why the commuter rail agency is contemplating a nearly 30 percent increase in fares. Durbin, Kirk to Metra: Explain fare hike 2011-09-20T23:53:00Z

The animals, donated, come from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, zookeepers, farm owners, gardeners. Inside the Field Museum's hidden flesh-eating beetle room 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

No one at the Illinois Department of Public Health, which licenses Hartgrove Hospital, was available to comment on the report. Chilling report slams psychiatric hospital 2011-09-28T11:00:00Z

In Illinois, filing a false police report, categorized as disorderly conduct, can carry a misdemeanor or felony charges, according to the New York Times. There's at least one true thing Jussie Smollett said about his allegedly false hate crime report 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Ms. Catron, 26, is from rural Southern Illinois, where fish fries are regular events. Fried Fish and Crawfish Boil, All From a Truck 2010-08-17T22:35:00Z

Fryatt, who’s from Chicago, Illinois, saw that soccer brought joy to the Liberian women on her team, even though their lives off the field were very difficult. Refugee kids get soccer pointers and life lessons at special camp 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

Protests scotched an envisaged site in Illinois so he is now preparing another, undisclosed location. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

After high school, Ms. Orman went to the University of Illinois, Champaign and graduated in 1976 with a degree in social work. Suze Orman Is Back to Help You Ride Out the Storm 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

When Democrats in Washington stop Democrats in Illinois from enacting basic Medicaid reforms, the system is broken. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

An Illinois woman is well on her way to making Jeopardy! history after winning her 19th consecutive game Thursday. Latest Jeopardy Whiz Julia Collins Has Already Made History 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg in a statement on Friday said charges stem mostly from “decades-old” conduct and were already part of the Illinois case or previous allegations of which Kelly was acquitted. Singer R. Kelly faces bail hearing over sex trafficking allegations 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

Last year, the Illinois Casino Gaming Association even fought back one of its own. 'Free cocktails?' a dying call at casinos 2010-06-14T23:07:00Z

In his current role as an executive chairman of the international law firm Winston & Strawn, he is known for defending prominent white-collar clients, including George H. Ryan, the former Illinois governor. Dan K. Webb Is Named Special Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Increasingly uncomfortable flying to attend interstate conferences, the academic from New Mexico is returning from Illinois on the Southwest Chief. Views you don’t get on the freeway … across America by train 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

Both were sentenced to serve five years in Illinois prison, according to court records. 2 charged with murder 13 years after beating 2011-11-23T03:23:00Z

For his part, Quinn asserted that facing the state's challenges would require "political courage" from lawmakers to keep Illinois on the road to economic recovery. Quinn shoves aside state's budget woes 2012-02-02T06:00:00Z

She applied as a "concerned Illinois resident in lieu of living relatives." Memorials urged for animals killed in crashes 2011-12-26T12:13:00Z

The bar makes its own bitters and syrups, and the beer list can feature small Illinois brewers like Finch’s and Metropolitan. A Quiet Drink: A Chicago Cocktail Crawl 2013-12-26T15:36:42Z

Interestingly, Illinois’ most searched for recipe is listed as “Philly Cheese Steak,” while Philadelphia's home state of Pennsylvania is more interested in chili. Google releases 'uniquely searched Super Bowl recipes' by state, says Nevada searched for 'potato' 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

Parents continue with the Claus con, according to professor at Illinois State University, in order to ensure their children’s parental dependency and to preserve their innocence. Is Santa Claus worth the heartbreak? 2013-12-22T21:00:00Z

Back on March 21, the state of Illinois shut down all nonessential businesses. Porches, Yards, Driveways, Parking Lots: Where the Neighborhood Is Now 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

Two nuns offer prayers and sympathy outside an Illinois deportation center. ‘Band of Sisters’: Nuns’ story of change, activism 2013-04-11T20:39:06Z

In April, 1918, the citizens of Collinsville, Illinois, forced a German-American coal miner to sing the anthem walking naked across broken glass. The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

In the following three months, Border Patrol task forces swept through California, Arizona, Texas, Chicago, Illinois and the Mississippi Delta, unleashing fast raids on farms, restaurants and Mexican majority communities. The largest deportation campaign in US history is no match for Trump’s plan 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

The cover of his 1969 album, “Rehearsals for Retirement,” had a picture of his grave with the partial inscription: “Died in Chicago, Illinois, 1968.” Film: Tracing the Arc of a Tragic Folk Singer 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z

Illinois, Ohio, and Vermont permit only wood or wire stick sparklers. 9 fascinating facts about fireworks 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

The organization was founded by University of Illinois epidemiologist Gary Slutkin, partly to explore the controversial notion that criminal violence spreads through a society in epidemic fashion, just as contagious diseases do. Pick of the week: Real-life crime drama "The Interrupters" 2011-07-29T01:01:00Z

In a third case, pending in Cook County, Illinois, state court, he is accused of abusing a girl between the ages of 13 and 16, between May 2009 and January 2010. R. Kelly lawyer calls alleged victims 'disgruntled groupies': court... 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Last week, he took on Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who lost two legs in Iraq, calling her a “deeply silly and unimpressive person.” Fox’s Carlson criticizes ex-writer, ‘self-righteous’ critics 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z

I hate to say it, but I know the Illinois town you’re living in pretty well. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

From La Crosse, Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois, the stories are eerily familiar: suburban teens are turning to heroin in greater number than ever before, after first getting their habit going with prescription painkillers. Teen heroin use on the rise 2012-08-31T15:24:00Z

The accident happened about 5:20 a.m. just past Kostner Avenue on the city’s West Side, according to Illinois State Police. Two seriously injured in Ike accident 2011-09-05T12:23:00Z

The finalists are from eight states - California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas and Virginia - and one foreign country, Jamaica. Fist pumps, visualization carry youngsters into U.S. spelling finals 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Created by Illinois developer Michael Schmitt, Serial Reader takes the principles of a Fitbit or meditation timer and applies them to reading. My phone helped me fall in love with books again 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z

Safety always is a top priority at the Illinois Department of Transportation. Road worker killed when truck backs over him 2011-10-01T01:27:00Z

Norm Wymbs, a wealthy supporter from Florida whose wife had grown up in Illinois, led the effort. Reagan’s boyhood home is falling apart. And its director is begging for money to fix it. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

“I was just taken aback,” said Louise Fitzgerald, a professor emeritus of gender and women’s studies at the University of Illinois. What is feminist hero Susan Estrich doing representing Roger Ailes? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

All that really matters, according to scientific researchers I spoke with from Northwestern University and Illinois State University, at least in the beginning of relationship, is how someone looks. Tinder, the Fast-Growing Dating App, Taps an Age-Old Truth 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

House Speaker all attended the Wheaton College in Illinois, not the one in Massachusetts. Ann Curry apologizes for mixing up her Wheatons 2010-05-25T16:46:00Z

Wallace’s father taught philosophy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his mother taught English at a community college, and he internalized their lofty expectations. Books of The Times: David Foster Wallace Biography by D. T. Max 2012-08-22T14:21:10Z

I went there twice when I was stationed at Fort Hood and twice going on field trips back in Illinois. Medieval Times Goes Modern, Replacing Its Kings With Queens 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Quinn also wants to require communities in Illinois to opt in to allowing video gambling throughout Illinois. Quinn threatens to veto latest gambling bill 2011-10-17T16:51:00Z

Mr. Rapp’s sentimentality bursts out of the dark, dank closet with his latest effort, “The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois,” at Atlantic Stage 2. Review: ‘The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois’ Revels in Unease 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

His hometown of Belleville, Illinois, was proximate to St. Louis in the same way that my village of Minooka, Illinois, was close to Chicago. Nick Offerman: Jeff Tweedy is the best songwriter of my generation — and I want to marry him 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

This type of legislation has been introduced in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas, but no laws ever made it through, except in California. California Tried to Give Artists a Cut. But the Judges Said No. 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

Candidate ID P60009883, also known as Bailey D. Dog, is a black Labrador retriever who lives with the Rubin family of Long Grove, Illinois. Pooch for president: Illinois brothers sign up black lab Bailey 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

She only recently saw the movie on a flight to her Illinois farmhouse from the home she recently bought in Naples, Fla. She cried through most of it. America’s Pumpkin Queen Has a Request: Don’t Carve, Cook 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

After extensive debate, divided along sectional lines, and with shepherding from Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, Congress adopted the Kansas-Nebraska Act. “We waked up stark mad Abolitionists” 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

So I thought I would share with you an example of how ludicrously inflexible Medicaid really is: an example from Illinois, President Obama’s home state. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

She was especially touched this week to hear from an 87-year-old woman from rural “downstate” Illinois, who wrote to say that Schmich’s columns helped her think “beyond myself and my small bit of the planet.” A legendary Chicago newspaper columnist bids farewell — and wonders who will be left to tell her city’s tale 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

“They deserve shows like ‘Illinois,’ or ‘Only Gold,’ that are vehicles for them to really do their thing.” A Swiss Army Knife of a Dancer, Making a Virtue of Versatility 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

“In my opinion, the State of Illinois and its local governing bodies already have enough to do without trying to control feline delinquency.” The Outdoor Cat: Neighborhood Mascot or Menace? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

Illinois' juvenile justice system is failing to rehabilitate offenders and help them return to life in their communities, according to a state commission's study to be released Tuesday. Report: Illinois' juvenile justice system failing 2011-12-13T06:01:00Z

A Tribune analysis of Illinois Tollway pay data for the past two years shows that dozens of employees increased their annual wages 21 to 51 percent with overtime pay. Overtime a windfall for many at Illinois Tollway 2012-03-22T12:33:00Z

Wolf maintained that is “refreshing, and in Illinois, at least, unusual” for a judge to go out of his way to give that kind of strong praise to a public official. Illinois DCFS chief steps down 2011-08-25T22:42:00Z

Illinois got a late start, and executives at the contractor, the PR agency FleishmanHillard, say that meant they needed to flood the assignment with their best people during the first months. Illinois health campaign among nation’s costliest 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Thornton Fractional South, of Lansing, Illinois, was arch rivals with Thornton Fractional North, of Calumet City, and adopted an embarrassing secessionist as its mascot and franchise name. My hometown Confederate war 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

Having moved from Illinois to LA for filming, she's off to New York to study creative writing at Columbia University. Why we're watching… Katie Chang 2013-06-30T07:00:01Z

A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled today that Illinois’ eavesdropping law “likely violates” the First Amendment and ordered that authorities be banned from enforcing it. Court strikes down eavesdropping law 2012-05-08T16:49:00Z

President Lee Myung-bak's first stop would be a dinner hosted by Chicago Mayor that many of Illinois' political and business heavyweights were expected to attend, including Gov. South Korean president visits Chicago 2011-10-14T22:55:00Z

Most of this season’s episodes revolved around her decision to run for Illinois state attorney. "The Good Wife" and the Good Life 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

Questions about Prince's health surfaced April 15, when his private plane made an emergency stop in Moline, Illinois. Authorities are investigating whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing drugs for the musician in the weeks before he was found dead at his suburban Minneapolis home 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Five years earlier, Abraham Lincoln had been little more than a former one-term congressman from Illinois, a lawyer handling property disputes and small-town squabbles. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination: Great joy, then a gunshot 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Because abortion is criminalized in Illinois, she is forced to petition a hospital board to obtain one. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

"We wanted to celebrate an Illinois artist who had made a worldwide impact," said Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre. Festival to celebrate Miles Davis 2011-01-12T06:00:00Z

Nothing much newsworthy happened on 24 July 2010, but as a girl from Illinois whose footage closes the film says, something did happen. Sundance 2011: fewer stars, more ideas 2011-01-30T00:06:59Z

Until five years ago McCarthy, born and raised in Plainfield, Illinois, was gainfully employed but not much noticed. The making of Melissa McCarthy: how Bridesmaids star kept it real and cleaned up 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health says closing the hospital would increase shortages of intensive-care and long-term care beds in the already underserved area. State vote on Oak Forest Hospital expected 2011-08-16T08:25:00Z

Much of the documentary is shot at Hope Clinic in Granite City, Illinois, just over the state border, where many women travel for their procedures — among other reasons, to avoid the three-day waiting period. The messy truth of Abortion: One HBO series takes a look at America’s abortion divide 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Private life was to be rationalized through a succession of unornamented, rectilinear spaces, as in Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, a model for which is also on view here. Review: ‘Endless House’ Expands the Definition of Home 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

A study of college students' reactions to shootings on their Illinois campus gives fresh insight into how genes may influence the psychological impact of traumatic events. PTSD-gene link found in NIU students 2011-09-05T20:20:00Z

Illinois requires the winner's identity to be revealed. Illinois winner could face 'lottery curse' 2012-04-17T20:27:00Z

Joyce suffered a knee injury but was expected to be treated and released from Illinois Masonic, police said. Officers save man who tried to rescue dog 2012-02-18T22:36:00Z

This month at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a select group of students will show their humanitarian spirit by participating in the Bleedin’ Heathens Blood Drive. Non-believers taking college campuses by storm 2013-02-16T13:00:00Z

The Illinois House and Senate voted in favor of the new law on Saturday, Eater Chicago reports. Illinois votes to allow sale of cocktails to go 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

The victim, a male of an unidentified age, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, said Alfaro. One wounded in Uptown shooting 2012-03-27T11:16:00Z

The New York and Illinois federal court charges came after the Cook County State's Attorney's office brought its charges. Are some stars and celebrity cases simply too famous to ensure that justice will be served? 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z

Nikki Usher, an associate professor at the University of Illinois who studies the news industry, said newspapers need to start looking in nontraditional venues — podcasts, digital start-ups, radio or television. Wanted: New top editors for American newsrooms in a highly uncertain time 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

As a longtime professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Marshall has had considerable influence on future generations of artists. For Kerry James Marshall, the mission is clear: Bring portraits of black life into very white art museums 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

The groom’s father is the supervisor of the producer regulatory unit for the Illinois Department of Insurance’s Chicago office. Gabrielle Triplette, Timothy Nitka 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, has daily notations on his official schedule related to dress. Hey, Governor, What Are You Wearing? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The Illinois appellate court has thrown out guilty verdicts and jail sentences for the owners of a Chicago nightclub where 21 people were crushed to death in 2003. E2 nightclub stampede sentences tossed 2011-11-16T21:50:00Z

For Illinois we had a lot; we had to make a decision between Endless Love, Loving Frank, The Time Traveler’s Wife and a few other things. For Valentine’s Day: Amazon Gives Every State Its Own Love Story 2013-02-14T18:09:45Z

"This means municipalities, even fiscally responsible municipalities, must pay more because of the diminished Illinois credit rating," Kirk's report said. Kirk report calls state's debt 'unsustainable' 2011-10-11T11:00:00Z

Though the movie never aired — the contents were deemed too incendiary — it made its way to Otto Kerner, the governor of Illinois, who commuted Mr. Crump’s sentence to life without parole. Bill Butler, Cinematographer Best Known for ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 101 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z

In other words, the fine print on a rental contract in Colorado may differ from one in Illinois, where Staver specializes in representing accident victims. Perspective | Don’t make these car-rental mistakes on your next vacation 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

Then another story would begin, set in Illinois or California or coastal Massachusetts, populated by a variety of characters: male, female; young, old. The Roving, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Peter Orner 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

Already he’s delivered artistic shots surrounding Air Force One, peaks of Obama-led meetings and perspectives from the president’s travels to Illinois and Florida. Turning Politics to Art: WH Photog Launches Instagram Account 2013-07-26T16:43:58Z

While the deadline passed decades ago, Congress could possibly change the deadline, and Nevada and Illinois have recently ratified the amendment. John Oliver: equal rights are 'so obvious, you assume we already have it' 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

A draft of the suit, obtained by the Tribune, claims students who want to be police officers in Illinois need a degree from a school that is "regionally" accredited. Illinois attorney general's office plans to sue Westwood College 2012-01-18T06:19:00Z

To the F.B.I. and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was a radical threat. ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’: What to Know About the HBO Max Film 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

Teacher Galinda Tunney of Illinois told The Chicago Tribune in 1998 that the cards were "scary stuff," "racy," and that she "didn't approve of them at all." 11 infamous '90s school bans 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Cozzi, who grew up in south suburban Alsip, was playing in bands while attending Illinois State, and he and Killings struck up a friendship. Radar Eyes: They love melody, chaos, cassettes 2012-03-21T23:58:00Z

“We must act quickly to save the entire Medicaid system from collapse, and protect providers and the millions of Illinois residents that depend upon Medicaid for their healthcare,” Quinn said in a release. Quinn wants deep cuts, $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike for Medicaid 2012-04-19T18:41:00Z

This, however, was a call from my mom and stepdad’s house in Illinois, past midnight their time, so I knew something was wrong. How drugs and “Saved by the Bell” saved my life 2014-03-16T23:00:00Z

The Illinois congressman from Colona in western Illinois spoke Wednesday from the Capitol after GOP freshmen met with Boehner and other party leaders. Illinois' GOP freshmen face key debt vote 2011-07-28T00:49:00Z

Still, there’s hope: Exciting ideas are taking shape in regional theaters, where works like “Run Bambi Run,” “Illinois” and “The Salvagers” are being staged. Musicals, Plays and Festivals to Take In This Fall and Spring 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z

Two men were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston for treatment and one man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, said Sean Flynn, a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department. At least 3 shot on street in Uptown 2011-12-10T01:48:00Z

If the winds whip up this afternoon, Illinois will have the advantage because of its running game – and rush defense, which ranks first in the Big Ten at 56.5 yards per game. NU's Persa primed for big day vs. Illini 2011-10-01T15:30:00Z

The money troubles of Illinois, which faces a roughly $4.6 billion shortfall for the current fiscal year and has been without a budget since July, are real. Lincoln’s Papers Find a Familiar Spot: In the Middle and in Jeopardy 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

The George Washington Carver Community Center is getting the money from the state of Illinois' unclaimed cash program. Illinois community center finds $19,000 donation from Pryor 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Webb said that while no criminal charges were warranted against any of Foxx’s staff, his office will report potential violations of legal ethics in the handling of Smollett’s investigation to Illinois’ attorney disciplinary board. Judge won’t release full report on handling Smollett case 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

The first time the exhibit was displayed publicly was at The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in 2015. 5 websites to help educate about the horrors of the Holocaust 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z

In Illinois, 42 percent of voters described themselves as born-again or evangelical Christians. Romney slightly ahead of Santorum 2012-03-11T03:40:00Z

So it turns out that Rock Island is on the Mississippi, in Illinois.” Billy Bragg’s Railroad Songs 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

The Illinois Department of Transportation was reporting slick conditions on all Chicago area expressways, with a number of minor spinout crashes. Chicago area's snowless streak ends 2011-12-09T12:39:00Z

Since that meeting, which was first reported by the Illinois Times, the project has lost five of its 12 full-time editorial employees. Lincoln’s Papers Find a Familiar Spot: In the Middle and in Jeopardy 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

A study published this year of nearly 4,000 amputations among workers in Illinois found that five of the 10 employers with the highest number of incidents were temp agencies. When workers die: “And nobody called 911″ 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

A skinhead leader in south Philadelphia, Meeink also hosted a public-access show in Illinois, "The Reich," sort of like "The Tonight Show" with monologues, skits and skinheads lip-syncing to white-power songs. 'Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead': rising in America's neo-Nazi ranks 2010-05-27T19:50:00Z

“I was insufferably full of myself,” he writes about his time at the University of Illinois in his new memoir, “Life Itself.” Life Itself - A Memoir - By Roger Ebert - Book Review 2011-09-25T04:13:02Z

Meanwhile, Rockford, Illinois, which has been a sister city to Brovary, Ukraine, since 1995, hosted a prayer service for Ukraine on Monday. Russia-Ukraine war: How American cities are helping their Ukrainian sister cities 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, who was running for president, called for Mr. Imus’s removal. Don Imus, Radio Host Who Pushed Boundaries, Dies at 79 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z

The unifying thread of the novel, to the extent that there is one, is Ogden Hall, a boarding school for boys in the Illinois countryside, founded in 1914 by a bumptious, headstrong millionaire. Ward Just's novel 'Rodin's Debutante': converging lives, loose ends 2011-03-09T23:49:04Z

“A Writer Prepares” is a bit of unfinished business for Block, who turns 83 this summer and first worked on the memoir in the 1990s, during “a positively feverish week” at an Illinois artist retreat. Lawrence Block’s memoir recalls a colorful writing career 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

She is a daughter of Stephanie B. Smith and Gerald A. Smith of Wilmette, Ill. The bride’s father is a director of minority affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Melissa Smith, Justen Knight 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

But the life of one particular Republican congressman from Illinois, Aaron Schock, looks pretty sweet, at least through the flattering gossamer filters of Instagram. Aaron Schock and His Popular Instagram Persona 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

With a small smile and an accent stranded between London and her native Illinois, Ms. McGovern, 56, discussed bad parenting and the thrill of being back on Broadway. Elizabeth McGovern of ‘Downton Abbey’ Plays a Bad Mom This Time 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

"That is a pretty big increase," said Mark Walsh, campaign director of the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Illinois gun licenses rose by 6 percent last year 2012-01-26T14:41:00Z

The Illinois Department of Public Health, the agency charged with licensing and regulating nursing homes, is investigating, a spokeswoman said. Deadly fight prompts questions about nursing home 2012-02-16T10:00:00Z

He earned a master’s in music from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, in 1964 and a Ph.D. in music theory and composition from the University of Iowa in 1968. Wendell Logan, Composer of Jazz and Concert Music, Dies at 69 2010-06-22T23:32:00Z

Both were taken to Advocate Illinois Medical Center, and the survivor remains in critical condition, according to police. Man dies one day after Lakeview shooting 2012-05-10T11:56:00Z

She grew up on a farm in rural Illinois. Now that my mother's dead, we're closer than we've ever been 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z

His mother was in serious-to-critical condition at Illinois Masonic as of Tuesday night. 3 charged in deadly home invasion 2011-10-20T06:03:00Z

Then, in 2016, he earned a master's degree in sports administration from Western Illinois University. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Then, there was the picture of Mr. Schock, a Republican congressman from Illinois, in a pink-checked shirt, turquoise belt and white jeans at a White House picnic. Building Consensus Around a Congressman?s Abs 2010-07-07T20:40:00Z

The two lobbyists for the Illinois Federation of Teachers took advantage of a 2007 law that allowed them to become eligible for a public pension by subbing for one day. House Democrats try to weaken Illinois pension reform 2011-12-12T05:20:00Z

This was the start of tornado season in Illinois. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Semmes studied opera at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before trying her luck in New York, graduating from New York University and snagging a part in “The Book of Mormon.” 'Motown' star Allison Semmes credits show with 1st big part 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z

The Illinois House is trying to determine whether he should be censured or expelled. Democrats form third-party to beat Smith 2012-05-14T22:30:00Z

After the settlement, an Illinois law was passed requiring that privately owned HMOs be overseen by an outside board of directors. Judge bars teen on probation from Grammys 2012-02-07T09:23:00Z

“Even trying to withhold all counting data until an official total is determined would invite genuine unrest,” said Matt Dietrich, a spokesman for Illinois’ state elections board. Is election night broken? TV news stuck to old routines amid voting upheaval — and confusion followed. 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z

University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, left, talks with Chris Kennedy, chairman of the university's board of trustees, at a basketball game earlier this month. Scholars call for U. of I. president's ouster 2012-02-29T04:36:00Z

He's in critical condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. 1 dead, 4 hurt in overnight shootings 2012-01-08T11:02:00Z

Burns told would-be jurors last week that anyone opposed to capital punishment need not worry because Illinois abolished the death penalty this year. Jury selection in Hudson family murder trial 2012-04-09T11:03:09Z

At a time of year when employees are signing up for next year's health insurance coverage, Illinois' recent civil union law is raising new, and sometimes unexpected, complications about eligibility. Civil union law spurs NU health plan dispute 2011-10-14T16:36:00Z

Wallace had driven that direction many times, I knew, returning from major literary-tour stops around the country to his anonymous home in central Illinois. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

And Nixon thought the freshman senator from Illinois was his most threatening rival for the nomination. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies 2011-09-17T12:43:00Z

Finally, “The Russian Professor” collects a series of heartfelt letters written by Vladimir Nabokov to his wife, Véra, during a 1942 lecture tour that brought him to Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, and other places. Sunday Reading: Russian Literature 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

Frontline The new episode "Poor Kids" examines modern American poverty through the eyes of three children living in the Quad Cities, on the border of Iowa and Illinois. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Face Off' on Syfy 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

No Illinois stores are on this initial list, though three in Indiana are. Sears lists 79 stores set to close 2011-12-29T19:36:00Z

Because it’s not Iowa or Minnesota or Illinois. ArtsBeat: Back to Grouse County: Tom Drury Talks About ‘Pacific’ 2013-06-13T18:08:44Z

Then in December of that year, he was indicted on more charges alleging misconduct in Illinois, Florida and Texas. Former ‘Cheer’ star pleads guilty in child pornography case 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

For two years in the late 80s he was a teaching assistant at the University of Illinois. Javier Cercas: A life in books 2011-04-04T07:00:01Z

"This mostly seems like an appropriate response," said Redfield, a campaign finance researcher and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Mayor reimburses city $14,000 for travel costs 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

In 1969, when abortion was illegal in Illinois, an underground operation arose in Chicago. When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

A copy of the episode featuring Sir Ian was discovered in a private collection in Illinois, and bought by a consortium led by classic TV organisation Kaleidoscope. 'Lost' McKellen footage is found 2011-05-24T13:53:04Z

I found a little town called Sparta in Illinois, near the Mississippi river, the most southern location I could find. How we made In the Heat of the Night 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Jay Farrar, writing and singing under the influence of those icons and so many others, was born in Belleville, Illinois, and currently lives in St. Louis. Son Volt's Jay Farrar is "singing about the dark times" on "Union," the new protest album 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

The exhibition will travel to the Holocaust Museum in Houston in May 2023 and later go to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Ill. Bread, Pastrami and Cocktails: Museum Shows Focus on Food 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

"If you've lived in Illinois for a long time, you may not realize how far away it is from other states," Msall said. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

Ms. Stiles brought Mr. Taylor home to Illinois, where they spread sleeping bags on the living room floor and managed to return to New York just before the blizzard. Stretch: Rebel Yoga 2011-01-22T01:50:05Z

SPRINGFIELD— Ex-Gov. should be denied his $65,000-a-year pension because the corruption that is sending him to prison is clearly tied to his position in state government, the Illinois attorney general advised Thursday. Lisa Madigan: No pension for Blago 2011-12-08T21:42:00Z

After earning her aesthetician’s license in Illinois, and working in Chicago, and later California, Ms. Lindsey moved to New York City in 2012. The Secret to Beauty: A Stranger’s Hands Inside Your Mouth 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

I just remember sitting there watching "Roseanne" and thinking, "Oh, imagine living in Illinois." PBS' "Guilt" examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing someon 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

He was born in Decatur, Illinois, his father a doctor and his mother a teacher and librarian. James W. Loewen, wrote ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ dead at 79 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

After several years in Ohio, they moved to Illinois and opened Mazur Dance. Want to Feel Like a Russian Ballerina? Start With the Tutu 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

He added that he had studied theater and voice in college, worked for some years in radio, and now had a job with the Illinois public health department. Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

"And so, the leaders of the member nations of the organization created by the 1949 Washington Treaty will meet in the capital of Illinois this time." Chicago, capital of Ill.? NATO goofs in video 2012-05-03T20:22:00Z

The tour is organized by a community college-based environmental group called the Illinois Green Economy Network. Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon on electric car tour of Ill. 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Out magazine quickly reported on the Illinois representative’s resignation, focusing its lead on “all the ‘gay’ gossip tidbits. Civilities: Please stop pink-baiting Aaron Schock 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in Illinois confirmed the death in a statement. Juice WRLD, Rising Rap Artist, Dies at 21 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

While we’re traveling through time, we’re also traveling through space, from Illinois to Idaho to California to Florida to New York, seeking answers about these Seekers, getting closer and closer to understanding the Vision. A Search for U.F.O.s Leads to Utopian Dreams in This Debut Novel 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Regarding the Darger material, a 2019 article in a Northwestern University law journal questioned whether, under Illinois and federal law, the landlords were correct in assuming the rights. Hearing on Henry Darger Estate Dispute Is Postponed 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

In 1949, the Illinois General Assembly passed the “Cat Bill,” a measure aimed at protecting birds, which would have fined people who left their cats outdoors. The Outdoor Cat: Neighborhood Mascot or Menace? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

On Sunday, August 29, Springsteen and the E Street Band brought their rock ‘n’ roll revue to the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Springsteen’s subversive joy: On the Bruce concert as antidote to nihilism and American self-destruction 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Vasquez, was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center just hours after he was shot, authorities said. 3 charged in deadly home invasion 2011-10-20T06:03:00Z

The two worst crime zones in Illinois are the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield and the City Council Chambers in Chicago.” Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

“Not in central Illinois, not for the kind of winter they promised we’d have.” An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Gargiulo is expected to later be extradited to Illinois to face charges in that killing. Man found guilty of murdering two women, including Ashton Kutcher's... 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

A few states, including Pennsylvania and Illinois, offer robust programs and are even increasing services. Experts push disclosure of failed foster adoptions 2011-08-23T00:13:09Z

An Illinois woman on Tuesday became the third person in Jeopardy! history to win 17 consecutive games, earning her a total of $372,700 and making her the winningest woman in the show's history. Illinois woman becomes top female champion on Jeopardy! 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

He died of leukemia, at 51, in 1946 in Chicago, where he founded an art school, now part of the Illinois Institute of Design, which did much to introduce the Bauhaus credo to American designers. ‘Moholy-Nagy: Future Present,’ Vision and Precision in a Fluid Braid 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

The National Weather Service said a weak front setting itself up across northern will retreat northward on Saturday, allowing the heat and humidity to spread north across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana. Heat expected to wane, but not until Monday 2011-07-22T12:07:00Z

Pat Quinn and some House Democrats had insisted it was necessary to link breaks for businesses with breaks for individuals. The two-part approach was negotiated last week by Illinois Rep. Illinois House approves tax relief 2011-12-12T19:12:00Z

Raised in Cairo, Illinois, Jackson sang in church each Sunday and moved to New York when he was 17. Christopher Jackson shines in Tupac musical 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

In 2004, Wallace and Green were married in Urbana, Illinois, his home town, in front of his parents, and her grown-up son from a previous marriage. Karen Green on life after suicide 2011-04-09T23:04:02Z

The principal test for a lavender in Illinois is its winter hardiness. Granny’s flowers these are not: Two perennials that deserve a revival 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Probate Act, the law that governs guardianship, does not specify circumstances in which guardianship should be denied. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Department of Education and officials at the Illinois agency that administers state financial aid, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

I’ve highlighted in the past how federal bureaucrats have thwarted modest and successful reforms in Illinois and Indiana. Mitt Romney Outlines His Plan to Replace Obamacare 2012-06-21T03:27:49Z

Earlier this year, Illinois enacted a rule requiring members of auxiliary police forces to  complete the same mandatory 400 hours of basic law enforcement training that full-time officers receive.  ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z

And in the fall, his parents made the 11-hour drive to drop him off at his new dorm room in Illinois. This Life: An accident cost Luis Jovel Jr. his independence — and his friends. Now he has both again. 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday night into Sunday across portions of northern Illinois, and a chance of thunderstorms across the entire area Monday. Storms, possible tornadoes nearing Chicago 2011-08-23T16:37:00Z

It makes it complicated,” Durbin said in a conference call with Illinois reporters. Durbin: 'Gang of 6' plan not part of debt talks 2011-07-20T19:57:00Z

I spent my days driving around the snowy Illinois suburbs helping people care for their dying loved ones, just as I had with my father. Dying is never easy: Assisted suicide doesn’t necessarily help us have a “good death” 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

“He inspires me,” said Ms. Warren, the chief of staff for Representative Bill Foster, Democrat of Illinois. Their Careers and Romance Took Root in Politics 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

He graduated from the University of Illinois, and also received a master of fine arts degree in studio art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Olivia Swider, Michael Fleming 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z

“For stay-at-home rules in Connecticut, Illinois, New York and California, exceptions exist — such as for people traveling to or from working at groceries and hospitals.” Perspective | I work in a grocery store. Am I a hero now? 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z

Sidney, meanwhile, is finishing the first book in his multivolume history of a fellow Illinois boy: Abraham Lincoln. Sidney Blumenthal just wanted to stay in the conversation. Now he’s once again the topic. 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Hundreds of soldiers from the Illinois National Guard will be deployed in Chicago during next month's summit to help move foreign dignitaries around the center of the city, among other duties, guard officials said Tuesday. National Guard to help move NATO delegations 2012-04-18T11:43:00Z

Sen. Santorum, for instance, is going to be campaigning in Illinois. Romney: Santorum an 'economic lightweight' 2012-03-15T01:52:00Z

"The renewed emphasis is designed to ensure individuals are doing everything possible to update their skills and are prepared to re-enter the workforce," said Jay Rowell, director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security.  Jobless face new screening to retain benefits 2012-03-21T21:44:00Z

University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, center, listens as U. of I. board chairman Christopher Kennedy, right, and Donald Chambers talk before the start of the University Senates Conference meeting in Chicago on Friday. Report: Anonymous U. of I. emails came from chief of staff's computer 2012-01-13T21:26:00Z

His mother owned and edited the local paper in Benton, Illinois, and his father became an environmental journalist and activist. John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

When Mr. Mattson was accepted to the University of Illinois and moved to Urbana in the fall of 2016, neither was ready to call the relationship quits, even temporarily. A Dating App, Not the Parents, Brought Them Together 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Just one senator, Paul Simon of Illinois, made amends; before he died, he sent Ms. Hill his autobiography with a nice inscription. Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ 2014-03-12T11:00:02Z

"I'm prepared to spend the summer in Springfield," Madigan said on public television's "Illinois Lawmakers." Quinn: Budget woes a long time coming 2012-02-23T04:32:00Z

Her father, Bill, is a recovering Illinois capital bureau chief for the Associated Press, now the spokesman for the Joyce Foundation in Chicago. Cecily Strong: Saturday night, she’s live, headlining D.C.’s biggest bash 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

A few years ago, when Lev was still in kindergarten, I was invited to lecture at the University of Illinois and went there with my family for a few weeks. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Though she gives each of her subjects distinct life, Wheeler's purpose is not solely biographical; each woman also serves to illuminate a different facet of the America she found, whether in Illinois, Kentucky, or California. O My America! Second Acts in a New World by Sara Wheeler – review 2013-04-06T15:00:01Z

The last was the farthest away — the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This Life: An accident cost Luis Jovel Jr. his independence — and his friends. Now he has both again. 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

On June 25 — the first date they could get a marriage certificate from Cook County in Illinois — they were legally married at their apartment. A Little Chutzpah Goes a Long Way 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

Senate giants like Richard B. Russell Jr. of Georgia and Everett Dirksen of Illinois loom large, even though they are now known more by the Senate office buildings named for them. Political Hardball in ‘All the Way’ Draws Fans From Capitol Hill 2014-04-09T12:00:02Z

Simon's report found that many of the problems in Illinois start in high school, where students fail to learn the math, science and English skills needed for college work. Simon assails community college grad rates 2012-01-19T03:00:00Z

Only three of these ten were in the top ten in terms of the total win count—namely, Illinois, Virginia, and Connecticut. Which U.S. State Performs Best in the New Yorker Caption Contest? 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

A guardian interviewed by ProPublica Illinois said he felt conflicted when some family friends asked him to be their daughter’s guardian. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

Illinois time, when she left for an everyday bike ride. How drugs and “Saved by the Bell” saved my life 2014-03-16T23:00:00Z

Festival directors in Aurora, Illinois and Ithaca, New York were also told the new guidelines would prohibit most Potter-themed activities, which are typically free events. Harry rotters: Warner Bros cracks down on Potter fan festivals in US 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

Ms. Lenk, who grew up in Illinois in a family of Eastern European stock, did not limit herself to that one instrument, or even to a single activity. Katrina Lenk Can Quietly Break Your Heart 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

He made it clear, during a key moment in his famous debates with Democratic Sen. Stephen Douglas of Illinois, that he did not view African Americans as equal to whites. CNN's "Lincoln" docuseries is a fascinating treasure trove for fans of the best Republican president 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z

Tim Maiers of the Illinois Pork Producers Association characterized the pork belly as a “drag on the carcass” at the time. The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

Sex, drug and weapons scandals were also uncovered in departments in upstate New York as well as Illinois. A culture of corruption: Police feel they aren’t held accountable 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z

In the state's aid request, Illinois officials estimated they would need about $3 million in federal aid for recovery efforts to rebuild or repair destroyed homes and businesses. Federal disaster aid that skipped over Harrisburg is going to towns in other tornado-ravaged states 2012-03-13T10:29:00Z

But those states are much larger than Illinois. Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

"Nothing in state law indicates when a school district should inform law enforcement officials about an incident," said Mary Fergus, spokeswoman with the Illinois State Board of Education. Police investigate allegations Proviso East worker had sex with student 2012-03-28T11:51:00Z

Area closings | | The blizzard in 60 seconds Engraved with curvilinear streets and freckled with Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes, Riverside sits prettier than any suburb in northeastern Illinois. Neighborhood watch: Riverside at the ready 2011-02-03T23:41:12Z

California followed Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Washington and the District of Columbia in offering state-supported health coverage to children in the country illegally. Fearing deportation, parents worry about undocumented kids in medicaid program 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

Boosted by legislation introduced by the Democratic congressman Luis Gutiérrez, of Illinois, the Women on 20s campaign conducted a contest, pitting fifteen female figures, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, and Rosa Parks, against one another. The Haunted Image of Harriet Tubman on the Twenty-Dollar Bill 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

The first was last month at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mark Morris, taking a lyrical turn​ 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

The Republican candidate, being eclipsed by the momentum of Senator Obama of Illinois, desperately needs to find a “game-changing” running mate. | ?Game Change?: In ?Game Change? on HBO, Julianne Moore Plays Sarah Palin 2012-03-08T13:00:00Z

Snowfall totals were as much as 75 percent less than normal in northern Illinois and 25 to 50 percent less than normal in central and southern Illinois. It's official: Winter among warmest on record 2012-03-03T14:31:00Z

Next, Mr. Kelly will face state charges in Illinois and Minnesota, unless prosecutors drop the cases in the wake of his second federal conviction. R. Kelly Convicted in Sex Abuse Case Involving Videos of a Teenage Girl 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

Periods of heavy rain are possible this evening and tonight, with the heavier rain over northwest Indiana and portions of northeast Illinois east of the I-57 corridor. Wind, wave, flood warnings for lakefront 2011-10-19T11:16:00Z

The marina's website says it is located on the Illinois River and describes it as a family-owned business that dates to 1961. 16 boats aflame at LaSalle Co. marina 2012-01-12T12:30:00Z

He attended the University of Illinois but left to enlist in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was trained as a fighter pilot and served in stateside posts. Bill Richmond, Longtime Colleague of Jerry Lewis, Dies at 94 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Illinois users send more messages between 5 and 9 a.m. than the rest of the country, Avdek says. Dating analysis charts romantic behavior, state by state 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

On Tuesday, five teams of celebrated designers from Chicago and around the world will begin to unveil competing plans for remaking the public spaces of Illinois' most popular tourist attraction. Exclusive: 5 bold visions for Navy Pier 2012-01-31T03:01:00Z

The first Chi-Town Jazz Festival not only enlivened the city's jazz rooms but raised $17,000 for Catholic Charities, the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Northern Illinois Food Banks, among others. Can the Chi-Town Jazz Festival continue fighting hunger? 2011-03-21T13:34:12Z

The reception took place at the Chicago St. Pub in Joliet, Illinois – an important place, owned by friends, to Sarah and me, and our getting to know each other. Engagement season panic sets in: Before you plan a big expensive traditional wedding, read this 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z

There's a key difference here, though — Flynn relocated to Illinois before losing her job, while Nick relocates to Missouri after he's laid off. 11 thrilling facts about Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

Goldner said 2011 was also when he began speaking with Illinois lawmakers about an initiative to allow the use of speed cameras throughout the state. Mayor's speed cameras would help ally 2012-03-13T05:01:00Z

There are currently five reported cases of the virus in the United States: two in California, one in Arizona, one in Washington state and one in Illinois, according to health officials. Airlines remove hot food, blankets, magazines and more amid coronavirus outbreak 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

He was told of a new venture featuring eight-track tapes and got a job setting up eight-track departments at stores in Wisconsin and Illinois. Joel Whitburn, Tireless Researcher of Music Charts, Dies at 82 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

Soon after setting up his first lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1964, Woese began working on the central biological question at the time: how cells translate genetic information into proteins. A New View of Evolution That Can’t Be Represented by a Tree 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

An SUV that traveled 5 miles the wrong way on the outbound Stevenson Expressway crashed on a connecting ramp to Lake Shore Drive early Friday morning, according to Illinois State Police. Wrong-way driver crashes on Stevenson 2012-02-03T10:25:00Z

Already, Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois has made plain he’s not for it. Durbin: 'Fate of American economy' at stake 2011-07-30T18:57:00Z

Over the past week, a contractor for the Illinois EPA has started moving the waste into piles, "staging it" for removal that will take place over coming weeks. D-Day looms for illegal dump 2012-02-04T08:29:45Z

Six cases have been reported in California, one in Arizona, one in Washington, one in Massachusetts and two in Illinois. Airlines now asking US-bound travelers about China visits amid coronavirus outbreak; some to be quarantined 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

The problems in Illinois' reporting data compromises the 's national criminal background check database, which is used by other states for gun purchases, the audit found. Audit: Illinois FOID card system is broken 2012-05-04T02:28:00Z

Abe had been a passionate supporter of the unassuming governor of Illinois, a fellow New Dealer whose persona — unapologetically worldly, proudly erudite — no doubt served as a kind of model for him. Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

He's still facing 12 state charges: 10 in Illinois and two in Minnesota. "It took hell to get there": The legacy of "Surviving R. Kelly" bringing down a predator 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z

The dispute stems from an AP picture taken when Obama, then a U.S. senator from Illinois, was at the National Press Club in Washington. Obama 'HOPE' artist and AP settle copyright claims 2011-01-13T12:27:08Z

She received a medical degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago. Allison Yang, John Murphy-Teixidor 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

Her parents both worked at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Kristina Gislason, Adam Chorlton 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

A wreath hangs on the door of an A-Frame home in Illinois. How to make holidays any time, any place 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Under Illinois’ stay-at-home orders, we’re not encountering many strangers these days. Virtual wine tastings bring some sparkle to the self-quarantined 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

Robinson, 32, has come to specialize in such architectural components after apprenticing to blacksmiths in his native Illinois and Bealeton, Va. He opened his own shop in 2012 and now works with two apprentices. Blacksmithing roars back as homeowners seek out unique furnishings 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Hörmann’s camera finds Butler again at 22, as he emerges from prison on an empty road in southern Illinois to new clothes, his father and brothers, and an immediate, unsteady return to the ring. Ringside: inside a powerful boxing documentary made over nine years 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

I grew up in a farming community in downstate Illinois, the land of corn and soybeans. ‘He Presented Another Path’: Actors and Directors on Peter Brook 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z

The suit asks for, among other things, that all contracts between Westwood and Illinois consumers be rescinded and "that full restitution be made." Illinois attorney general's office plans to sue Westwood College 2012-01-18T06:19:00Z

His death prompted an investigation by Illinois State Police. North Chicago suspends two police officers in death of man in custody 2012-04-27T18:33:00Z

The stalled hunt for Montiel is one example of how authorities in many other parts of the country do no better than northern Illinois at arresting and extraditing suspects who sought haven in foreign countries. Border-crossing fugitives a national problem 2012-01-29T06:00:00Z

The plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois at 1:17 a.m., and Prince was revived on the tarmac with a shot of naloxone, a medication used to treat known or suspected opioid overdoses. Singer Judith Hill Recalls Prince's Emergency Landing 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

In a new study published in the journal “Applied and Environmental Microbiology,” researchers from the University of Illinois outlined their technique for changing the genetics of yeast. Hangover-free wine could be in our very near future 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

Illinois’s congressional districts are likely to be redrawn in the next year, making it possible that Kinzinger will already have a harder time holding onto the Republican nomination for his current seat. Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

The singer and guitar player, who developed the Grammer guitar in the 1960s, died on Wednesday in his Benton, Illinois home town, according to an obituary notice in the local newspaper. Country star Billy Grammer dies age 85 2011-08-11T20:47:35Z

His only formal training was a short stint at the Illinois School of Photography. Edward Weston: the greatest American photographer of his generation? 2010-08-18T15:49:00Z

While running a chemical company in Illinois, Carus help lead the creation of the International Baccalaureate program in North America and published the popular reading program Open Court. Jay Mathews: Correcting my college-prep mistakes

Diaz will be busy with “Illinois” — which, following its summer run, will open at the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago in January 2024 — for a while. A Swiss Army Knife of a Dancer, Making a Virtue of Versatility 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

After Thursday's closed-door meeting, Durbin announced that Fitzgerald would train Illinois law enforcement agencies on the extradition system at three upcoming seminars in Chicago, Springfield and a third location outside Chicago. Officials map out strategy to catch fugitives 2012-01-13T05:15:00Z

"The Wrigley Building is one of Chicago's premier downtown buildings and internationally known as one of the greatest designs of legendary Chicago architecture," said Lisa DiChiera, director of advocacy for the nonprofit Landmark Illinois organization. Wrigley Building backed for landmark status 2012-02-03T04:49:00Z

"To my knowledge, there is no home of a famous jazz artist from those two first decades enshrined," said Richard Wang, an emeritus music professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. New Orleans jazz landmark razed in rebuilding push 2011-01-07T11:01:04Z

Roland Burriscould not serve out the rest of Obama's term and setting a new standard for filling Senate vacancies in Illinois. Kirk faces long recovery from stroke 2012-01-24T03:03:00Z

Among Quinn's ideas: *Abolishing the natural gas utility tax in Illinois. Quinn: More money needed for schools 2012-02-01T18:36:00Z

Growing up dirt-poor in Illinois, she became one of France's most glamorous entertainers from the 1930s. Connecting with a jazz sensation 2013-07-26T23:46:30Z

“The Library of Congress is obviously a critical research library for many scholars in this country,” said Thomas Teper, the associate dean of libraries at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Budget Cuts Hobble Library of Congress 2013-05-04T00:03:52Z

Farmers in Illinois and Indiana are faring much worse. Food corporations’ big drought play 2012-08-09T21:35:00Z

She went home to Illinois to establish her career and, she thought, a relationship. ‘In Italy I Kept Meeting Guys’: The Black Women Who Travel for Love 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Mr. Gelb said that the Met had appointed Robert J. Cleary, a partner at the Proskauer Rose law firm who was previously a United States attorney in New Jersey and Illinois, to lead its investigation. Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

Sales of the book are especially robust in the South, including Kentucky, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Florida, and in the Midwest, particularly Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Parties for ?Mockingbird? Birthday, but Don?t Expect Author 2010-05-24T21:41:00Z

“It went from putting bacon on a cheeseburger to adding bacon as an a la carte item,” says Maiers, of the Illinois Pork Producers. The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

Here, the NSA didn’t just collect metadata but had staffers actively listen in on phone conversations of Alicia Florrick and her associates, in an investigation connected to her husband, the governor of Illinois. Binge-Watching Picks for Edward Snowden 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

On Tuesday, Kirk will issue a 32-page report prepared by his staff with the advice of the advisory board, making a case for pension reform in Illinois. Kirk report calls state's debt 'unsustainable' 2011-10-11T11:00:00Z

It is true, however, that in the late 1990s, as state senator of Illinois, Obama wrote him "a personal reference, stating that he knew me" when Siddiqi was applying for jobs in the dotcom industry. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z

In the interview Mr. Shepard said he got sober in late January 2009, a few weeks after he was stopped in central Illinois and charged with speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol. 2010-02-12T23:14:00Z

It found that eight statements excluded by the trial judge are allowed under existing Illinois common law, which does not require safeguards for reliability. Drew Peterson drops appeal 2012-04-24T19:55:00Z

They cover city councils and schools under innocuous-sounding banners such as “Illinois Valley Times” and the “Lansing Sun.” The new journalism — and the PR firms behind it 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

The victim was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Sullivan said. Man stabbed outside Wrigleyville bar 2012-01-29T18:48:00Z

Illinois Republicans in March will directly elect delegates to the national convention from each of the state’s new 18 congressional districts. Kirk to endorse Romney 2011-12-19T02:24:00Z

Abraham Lincoln himself, then a Whig congressman from Illinois, recognized that the war was a blatantly imperialistic exercise and denounced it in one of his earliest well-known speeches. Both Super Bowl LIV team names are pretty racist — Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

Peak: Mid-October in northern and central Illinois; late October to early November in southern parts of the state. Fall foliage forecast: Track colorful leaves across the US 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

In 1886, when he arrived in suburban Englewood, Illinois, the gaslights were five years old, and electricity was just a few years away. The making of the White City Devil: How H.H. Holmes became a serial killer legend 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z

Approval from the Illinois State Board of Education for the mayor’s plan is not required, according to the CPS Chief Education Officer. Chicago Public School students may soon have to show proof of an acceptance letter in order to graduate 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Had Illinois’s 27 electoral votes instead gone to his opponent, Richard Nixon, Kennedy’s margin would still have been 276-246, enough to win the White House. Cartoons, JFK’s Victory and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

She earned a history degree at Cambridge, a master’s degree in violin performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a certificate in arts management at Birkbeck College, University of London. Brooklyn Academy of Music Chooses New President 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Illinois, state and local laws require them in airports, gyms and some malls. Metra mandates defibrillators on all trains 2011-08-12T16:43:00Z

A young man from Waukegan, Illinois, who went to Los Angeles, educated himself in libraries, and wrote until he got good, then transcended genre and became a genre of one; often emulated, absolutely inimitable. Neil Gaiman: A man who won't forget Ray Bradbury 2012-06-06T20:46:31Z

Halloween came early this year for an Illinois mom after her husband forgot an all-important step while making their son’s bed. 9 of the funniest parenting fiascoes of 2019 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

A customer at a Burger King in Illinois reportedly assaulted a worker who told her to put a mask on. Burger King customer throws tape dispenser at worker over face mask policy: report 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Ms. Monson is on the faculty there, splitting her time between New York and Illinois, where she started outdoor rehearsals a year ago. From the Prairie to the City, Dancing to Invoke the Dawn 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

Beyond Alaska and Mississippi, the other states in the top ten with respect to this metric are Hawaii, Utah, Oklahoma, Illinois, Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, and Connecticut. Which U.S. State Performs Best in the New Yorker Caption Contest? 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Nitzsche brought Curtis Owen, a civilian friend from childhood who had recently moved from Illinois to take a job as a science teacher at Tampa Catholic High School. A Gold Star Spouse Finds Love Again 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

He studied civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and earned his master’s degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Virgil Abloh, Vuitton designer and style visionary, dies at 41 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

The presidential candidates will be on the March 20 Illinois primary ballot, but that vote, too, is a nonbinding "beauty contest." Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Preliminary reports stated the man, described as being in his 30s, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. At least 7 hurt in separate overnight shootings 2011-08-21T07:45:00Z

The district did not contact the Illinois State Board of Education because, as a misdemeanor, it was not required. School principal on leave after admitting to sending lewd photo, texts to college student 2011-11-17T23:35:00Z

Monday at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. 'Lipstick Killer' William Heiren dies in prison 2012-03-06T13:00:00Z

Bryan Phlamm, 18, a college freshman in Illinois, often posts shirtless videos of himself in the locker room of Charter Fitness, flexing his chiseled hamstrings and pectoral muscles. What Is ‘Bigorexia’? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z

Several Illinois governors have wanted to sell the building, designed by Helmut Jahn and long plagued by maintenance and heating and cooling problems. Looking at Where Chicago Works 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Beleaguered University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, left, attends a board meeting earlier this month led by Chairman Christopher Kennedy, right. U. of I. faculty again urge president's removal 2012-03-16T10:15:00Z

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs urged other not-for-profit groups, individuals and companies to check the www.icash.illinois.gov for other outstanding sums. Illinois community center finds $19,000 donation from Pryor 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Mould: an Illinois company, Spot Mold, uses detection dogs to discover and confirm cases of indoor mould quicker and more cheaply than humans. Truffles, ghosts and now malaria: things dogs can sniff out 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Ms. D’Angelo, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who is also immunocompromised, said that the university had offered faculty and staff free rapid testing since last summer. All Anyone Wants for Christmas Is a Covid Test 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

The production had originated in Chicago as an early effort by the Steppenwolf Theater Company, which was founded by some of her classmates at Illinois State University; she became a charter member of the group. Laurie Metcalf, on Broadway in ‘The Other Place’ 2012-12-27T16:27:16Z

He was released on parole on May 16 after serving two years of a four-year sentence on a gun conviction, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections records. 'Extremely dangerous' suspect arrested 2011-08-26T22:44:00Z

This popular Illinois restaurant offers more than a dozen burgers, many of which are named after popular bands. Top 10 burger joints in United States 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z

The meat from animals found to be infected is incinerated; if an animal is found to be uninfected, the meat is donated to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Plan to harvest deer, monitor disease draws fire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

"It is with deep sadness that I must alert you to two tragic incidents that occurred on Illinois State’s campus during the evening and overnight hours," he wrote. 2 students found dead on ISU campus 2012-03-23T21:07:00Z

Though the main plot point is that the McCallister family is in Paris while Kevin's back home in Illinois, the production was shot entirely within the Chicago area. 25 fun facts about "Home Alone" 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z

A flight carrying 73 veterans and their families from Illinois to Washington, D.C. for a daylong tour of war memorials was struck by lightning Tuesday but landed safely. Plane carrying dozens of veterans on 'Honor Flight' to DC struck by lightning 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

Kristen M. Barber, an assistant professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, sees evidence of class status. What’s the Deal With That Guy’s Fluffy Hair? 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the Illinois native talked about the song, being famous and if he'll ever say, "I do." 'Idol's' Chris Medina's recording dreams come true 2011-03-08T17:42:37Z

Severe weather that brought flash flood warnings and hail up to an inch-and-a-half thick will also depart and storms developing in western Illinois will likely pass south of Chicago, NWS Meteorologist Mark Ratzer said. Severe weather moves out; temps to fall 2012-05-04T09:34:00Z

In late October, an Illinois woman overheard employees allegedly using inappropriate language while ignoring young customers waiting at the register. Burger King donates lunch to special needs students after employees use 'the R word' in front of customers 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

He attended Southern Illinois University and spent time in the Army, where he won talent shows. Dick Gregory, a Humorist With Many Passions and a Singular Gift 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z

Mr. Tallent was an only child, and his mother and father, a carpenter who now lives in Illinois, separated when he was 5. A Debut Novelist’s Descent into Darkness 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Inc. said this week in a notice to the Illinois Department of Commerce that it will lay off 95 workers on Dec. 17. Oscar maker plans layoffs in Chicago 2012-12-07T17:04:08Z

Ahmad Sadri, Iranian-American professor of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College, in Illinois, asked: “How many Muslims countries where Mr Trump owns a tower or a golf course are on his list?” Iranian Oscar contender: I'll boycott awards over Trump's 'racist' visa ban 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

"The governor has figured out some ways to pay for this that are not necessarily part of anything on the table today," said Gery Chico, chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education. Quinn shoves aside state's budget woes 2012-02-02T06:00:00Z

The Chicago Park District¿s Michael P. Kelly at a press conference at 12th Street Beach announcing $2.6 million in grants awarded to Illinois on Aug. 15. Emanuel picks Chicago Park District superintendent 2011-10-22T01:19:00Z

An actress in her mid-fifties who also works in communications for an Illinois state agency—and, for that reason, asked to remain anonymous—plays the part of Elizabeth Strickland, the Onion’s Washington bureau chief. The Onion Leaks a Trove of Trump Docs 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

According to Charles Hillman, professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois, as little as 20 minutes of aerobic exercise at 60 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate is enough. Need a brain boost? Exercise.

The roughly 8,000 individuals in Illinois impacted by the new rules were sent letters in the mail earlier this week, according to Rivara.  Jobless face new screening to retain benefits 2012-03-21T21:44:00Z

A dictionary is never neutral, says Lindsay Rose Russell, an associate professor of English at the University of Illinois and the author of Women and Dictionary Making. ‘Hussy, baggage or filly’: are these really dictionary definitions of a ‘woman’? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

During my week in Geneva and suburban Illinois, I visited an exuberant foreign country called science. Colliders, Sundials and Wonder: When Science Is Your Destination 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

He deliberately leaves the city in “Garbageman” unspecified, but the nearby town where Buddy works is called Gurnee — which in real-world Illinois is home to a Six Flags amusement park called Great America. ‘Garbageman’ Review: Just a Couple of Straw Men 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

Horn fitted 42 cats with radio tracking collars in the neighboring Illinois cities of Champaign and Urbana. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z

Born in Florida, Hayden grew up in Illinois, the only daughter of musical parents. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

It featured a blue-collar family, the Conners, with overweight parents struggling to get by in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. 'Roseanne' star says revived show reflects Trump's America 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

Zoos all over the world provide special care for elderly residents, such as an elderly gorilla at a zoo in Illinois whose keepers provide human medicine to ease aching joints. At zoos, not every resident is a spring chicken 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Over the course of nearly four hours, the documentary explores Reagan’s boyhood in Illinois. Was Reagan a Precursor to Trump? A New Documentary Says Yes 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

She received a master’s degree in public health from the University of Illinois and a certificate in global mental health from Harvard. A Significant, Yet Ordinary, Sunday in Chicago 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

Here at ProPublica Illinois, we’ve been scanning the data collected through Documenting Hate, as well as gathering hate crime data reported by local and state police agencies. About that hate crime at a western Illinois cemetery 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

She won California by four million, Illinois by a million and a half, and New York by two and a half million. Filmmaker James Stern on the era of “American Chaos”: “Worst situation since the Civil War” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

After high school, Savage attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he majored in theater and met his second boyfriend, the son of the chairman of the English department. How Dan Savage lost it 2013-05-25T19:00:00Z

For example, Ohio, Illinois and Alaska don’t permit drinking games in bars. Saluting the red, white and brew: ‘The Field Guide to Drinking in America’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

A plaque next to the cell calls Joliet the “last of the Illinois medieval prisons.” Outside Chicago, historic Old Joliet Prison is open for tours — at least for now 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Cindy went on to describe this theoretical Illinois vacation which, as became clear when reading between the lines, was not a vacation at all. Perspective | Abortion bans have some women preparing for the worst. It involves ‘auntie networks.’ 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Singer Judith Hill says she was on a plane with Prince when it made an emergency landing in Illinois after he lost consciousness less than a week before his death. Singer Judith Hill recalls Prince plane emergency landing 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

The Illinois attorney general's office won an order in Lake County court for Tarkowski to clean up his land, and in 2006, a judge ordered the property sealed. D-Day looms for illegal dump 2012-02-04T08:29:45Z

President Barack Obama's performance still has the support of most Illinois voters, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll found. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

The Berkshires were pretty, he wrote, but not beautiful “the way Illinois is.” David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

As for Harry Bull, the day he made partner in his New York City law firm, he resigned to return home to Illinois to raise children and run his family’s paper manufacturing company. The Lives of Four Andover Grads Cut Short 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

“I come here and find their names on Panel 11 West,” said Chandler, who was in town from Illinois to visit his grandchildren. Visitors to the Vietnam Wall reflect on McCain’s legacy 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

However, according to several franchise owners in Illinois who have already made the change, food safety, theft prevention and a lack of dine-in customers impacted the decision. Why McDonald’s is ditching its self-serve soda machines 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z

Sources said Illinois showed interest in three other candidates before focusing on Groce, who led the to two tournaments in four seasons, including a Sweet 16 run this season. Illini reach deal on new basketball coach 2012-03-29T06:29:00Z

Given the personnel involved, “Illinois,” which will move to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in January, would seem to have the makings of a popular hit. At 20, an Upstate Arts Haven Keeps Breaking New Ground 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

But it's not looking good for the outspoken artist, who was rejected from the ballot in Illinois, Montana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin on account of negligent filing. Kirsten Dunst wants to know why she’s on Kanye West’s presidential campaign poster 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Bob Chinn's Crab House restaurant in Wheeling, Illinois, made about $24 million, not including alcohol sales, and was named the top earning restaurant in the United States. Gordon Ramsay named highest earning chef in U.S. 2012-07-18T19:33:02Z

The case is in the discovery phase in federal court in Illinois. Baby boomers are taking on ageism — and losing 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Some gun rights advocates contend the unique Illinois system duplicates a required federal background check to purchase firearms from a licensed dealer. Audit: Illinois FOID card system is broken 2012-05-04T02:28:00Z

In early 2009, three children in Illinois — one who was 10 and two aged 11 — killed themselves over a three-week period. Family: Teasing pushed girl, 10, to suicide 2011-11-15T20:08:00Z

The Illinois legislature quickly follows suit, announcing that from now on the financially troubled state will pay its debts with the “porko,” a digital currency backed by bratwurst. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Russia Mania, covfefe and the Category 5 weirdness of 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

Hewings, director of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory of the University of Illinois, in a statement. Home sales rise in state, city; prices still lag 2011-12-21T15:39:00Z

His interest in music deepened, and in 1964 he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from Lake Forest College in Illinois. Ingram Marshall, Minimalist Composer of Mystical Sounds, Dies at 80 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

“The way he traced Obama’s intellectual influences was fascinating for us, given that Obama’s academic background seems so similar to ours,” said Andrew Hartman, a historian at Illinois State University who helped organize the conference. Study of Obama Finds a Pragmatic Intellectual 2010-10-27T17:44:00Z

I grew up on a farm in central Illinois, and I knew that’s not where my dreams lie. Theater: ?Billy Elliot? and ?Addams Family? - Saying Goodbye 2011-12-31T00:27:20Z

The annual Ebertfest will go ahead on 17 April in Champaign, Illinois. Roger Ebert: film luminaries pay tribute 2013-04-12T13:10:22Z

Growing up in Illinois, her first visit to the coast inspired Park to write “Fog by the Ocean,” a poem with the flair of fiction. Going back to school with writers and the first things they wrote in 'Our Story Begins' 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

From Rockford, Illinois, she has been part of the Pentecostal church all her life. Destiny's Child: 'We wear nothin' with our butt cheeks out, our boobs out' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-04-24T15:46:07Z

Born in Illinois, Davidson grew up in Oak Park, outside of Chicago, and became interested in photography as a boy. “I’m an Outsider on the Inside”: An Interview with Bruce Davidson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

The duo met in high school; they’re from neighboring small towns in Southern Illinois, Waterloo and Millstadt, where they now have a home. Their Love Inspired Its Own Soundtrack 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

Rutherford's report said Illinois borrowed $3.7 billion earlier this year to help fund a pension payment, and because of the state's low credit rating, taxpayers are saddled with $1.28 billion of interest. Kirk report calls state's debt 'unsustainable' 2011-10-11T11:00:00Z

Set on Christmas Eve in Idyllic Small Town, Illinois, “Let It Snow” follows clean-cut youths who pair off in couples so adorable that you genuinely root for them. Netflix’s 2019 Holiday Movies, Reviewed and Ranked 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

In May 1997, she filed suit in Cook County, Illinois, to expunge all records of the marriage, court documents showed. Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Their roughly 70 employees were laid off in March after a shutdown order took effect in Illinois. A Top Chicago Restaurant Messaged Its Virtue. Then Workers Spoke Up. 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

The flash flood watch includes portions of Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Severe storms expected this afternoon 2012-05-06T15:01:00Z

Average scores for each Illinois high school are not expected to be released to the public until the fall. Only 23% of Ill. students ready for college 2011-08-17T11:00:00Z

The highest incidence of staff sexual misconduct occurred in Ohio, South Carolina, Georgia and Illinois, while other states like New York, Massachusetts and Delaware, reported no abuse. Rape rampant in juvenile justice system 2013-06-06T16:23:00Z

The report, conducted by actuarial consultants Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., shows that the College Illinois program had a deficit of almost $560 million as of March 31. Prepaid tuition program has 30% funding gap 2011-12-14T04:28:00Z

Neither image suits Ms. Spiegel, who grew up playing banjo music and singing folk songs in three-part harmony with her sisters in rural Illinois. Rediscovering the Electronic Music Godmothers 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z

Many of the Illinois political class are expert in the lawmaking arts, and adept at using words as weapons. Kass: Long prison term a stern warning 2011-12-08T06:01:00Z

Our all-purpose flour is made with organic warthog wheat, which is stone-milled in small batches by a fifth-generation family farm in Illinois. The ultimate dessert duo? Apple-cranberry crisp, served two ways 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z

Chicago Fire Department paramedics took the man to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition, a spokesman for the department said. 32-year-old man hit by car in West Town 2012-01-28T09:46:00Z

He might still be able to practice law in Illinois, but with markedly less credibility; and that is, of course, if the myriad risks of prison don’t get to him first. “The Good Wife” pleads guilty: Why this might be the most ambitious season yet 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

When he was growing up in Illinois, an English teacher assigned him to read "As I Lay Dying," and he protested with an essay called, "As I Die Reading." Miss. hometown marks half century post-Faulkner 2012-07-04T17:16:04Z

The exhibits focused on the experiences of Illinois soldiers during the Civil War. Lincoln museum in Springfield to open new exhibit 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Fun fact: Presidents Lincoln, Grant and Obama all rose to political power in Illinois, but Reagan is the only president who was actually born in the state. Reagan’s boyhood home is falling apart. And its director is begging for money to fix it. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Tanker cars operated by the railroad derailed early Friday outside the small northern Illinois town of Tiskilwa. EPA wants state to act in railroad derailment 2011-10-13T20:07:00Z

For a long time — going back at least to the Al Capone era — Chicago and Illinois have been known for high levels of public corruption, Simpson said. Chicago area tops in public corruption: study 2012-02-15T15:31:00Z

The lake was in my way, and pretty much every way around it struck me as unpalatable, involving passing through the congested region in Illinois and Indiana south of Chicago. In Transit Blog: Backtracking to Get Around Lake Michigan 2011-09-23T15:44:16Z

But other Holocaust museums, such as those in Houston, Florida and Illinois, do not permit photography. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum adopts new rules to attract digital generation

Over 500 nurses at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, Joilet, Illinois' only hospital, went on strike in late August after working without a contract since May. 12 of the biggest strikes during this Hot Labor Summer 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z

New York audiences will soon see her in another guise, as a great-grandmother living off the grid in Southern Illinois. In ‘The Refuge Plays,’ Nicole Ari Parker Comes Home 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z

Shayne Chammavanijakul, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, felt let down by the way some magazines depicted Asian cuisines — framed as alien, styled with visual clichés and oversimplified. A New Generation of Food Magazines Thinks Small, and in Ink 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

“The End of the Tour,” a film about how he lived anonymously in Illinois even as his national fame grew, was a critical darling in 2015. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Part of a southern Illinois farming and coal-mining family, he spent his childhood on a farm, fishing the Wabash River and dreaming of becoming a mechanical engineer. Billy Grammer, Singer and Guitarist at the Opry, Dies at 85 2011-08-12T02:00:23Z

That's less than Illinois, California, New York and most other states pay to borrow. Learning to Love Your Home Loan 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z

Much like Lady Bird in Sacramento, the adolescent Metcalf grew up in Carbondale, Illinois, with a certain amount of talent, but no clear vision of what to do with it. Laurie Metcalf on Lady Bird and the return of Roseanne in the age of Trump 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

Pai, the alleged victim in the Illinois investigation, has approached reporters from multiple publications over the years and, more recently, posted publicly on Facebook. Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine over sexual abuse allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

Chicago's financial exchanges would see a 50 percent decrease in their Illinois corporate income tax bills under legislation introduced Monday afternoon by President , D-Chicago. Lawmakers weigh tax breaks for business 2011-10-25T03:48:00Z

But Illinois' pension code is a tangled, convoluted mess of provisions riddled with giveaways, funding flaws, excessive borrowing and pension holidays. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

The story takes a giant leap forward, and the grown-up Christian is an accountant working out of a nondescript office in an Illinois strip mall. Review: In ‘The Accountant,’ a Savant With Daddy Issues Has a Dark Secret 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

A group claims that were victims of racial discrimination at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Illinois. Buffalo Wild Wings fires employees for allegedly moving group to avoid upsetting 'racist' customer 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

"Illinois is not the worst situation in the country," Durbin said. Officials map out strategy to catch fugitives 2012-01-13T05:15:00Z

So in January, the State of Illinois, under a Democratic House, a Democratic Senate, and a Democratic Governor, passed a landmark Medicaid reform bill aimed at fixing this and other problems with the program. "Ridiculous" Obama Administration Blocks Modest Medicaid Reforms in Illinois 2011-08-27T16:34:06Z

“This is the first time I’ve campaigned for another candidate in 20 years,” the former senator from Illinois tells me in an interview the following morning. Former senator Carol Moseley Braun is back on the campaign trail, stumping for Joe Biden 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Alexi Giannoulias, chairman of the Illinois Community College Board, said it's essential that schools improve their track record because they "are absolutely the future of the Illinois economy." Simon assails community college grad rates 2012-01-19T03:00:00Z

The city also is seeking an organization to manage Taste, with the Illinois Restaurant Association expected to submit a bid to continue running the event. Taste to feature fewer restaurants 2012-01-25T23:45:00Z

Tourism offices in Pennsylvania and Illinois are proffering exclusive Foursquare badges to those who check in at sites in their states. The Getaway: Let’s Play: Making Travel a Game 2013-05-31T18:13:13Z

Gary Gauger, given a reflective and forgiving persona by Dennehy, was falsely convicted of murdering his parents, and ultimately had to take his appeal all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court. Review: 'The Exonerated' is compelling, chilling 2012-09-20T01:06:07Z

Not unexpectedly, the Illinois Production Alliance got to work contacting state senators in an effort to stop the amendment from going through. Will the sun really set on Illinois' film incentive? 2011-04-08T14:14:00Z

He then was an assistant professor at Nebraska Wesleyan for five years and then at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale from 1991 to 2000. Kent Haruf, acclaimed novelist who chronicled small-town intrigue, dies at 71

In his first semester at Illinois State, he joined a fraternity and came home with a 2.5 GPA. Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

One reason for the large number of revisions to the code is that Illinois has more than a dozen sets of rules governing hundreds of pension plans scattered throughout the state. Politics wreaked havoc on retirement code 2011-12-16T03:20:00Z

And from Missouri to Illinois to eastern Kentucky, the bright colors will actually linger longer than usual, with peak colors holding past the first week of November. How to Time Your Leaf-Peeping Trip This Fall 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

The Illinois Department of Corrections still owns the site. Outside Chicago, historic Old Joliet Prison is open for tours — at least for now 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

As the Daily Journal points out, “Every state but Idaho allows women to breastfeed in public and 29 states, including Illinois, specifically removes breastfeeding from public indecency laws.” Breastfeeding in public is not indecent: This restaurant got it wrong — but then they made it right 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

You might not expect a show about a man who wrote for the Illinois Dental Journal to come with a warning about “nudity, graphic images and adult themes.” Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

On this particular summer night, Ms. Stewart was part of a crowd that drew people from San Diego and San Antonio, Illinois and Arkansas. Lionel Richie Has Some Bedding to Sell You 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

But large families, who she insists are best equipped and willing to adopt children with special needs, face limits in Illinois and five other states. Joliet mom takes adoption fight to D.C. 2011-11-29T00:18:00Z

Two travelers I encountered on the path, Keith and Kathy Springer from Illinois, hiked the trail on days off from their stint as volunteers at Nazareth Village, a living history museum. Explorer: Hiking Through Biblical Backcountry 2012-06-22T15:21:54Z

Vienna Prison Opens Up In Illinois, eight months after Rob Wildeboer’s request, he was allowed to tour the Vienna Correctional facility with about a dozen other reporters, multiple security guards and the warden. Will prisons ever open up to journalists? 2013-01-02T16:53:00Z

The layoffs were reported in a monthly Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act document released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Illinois companies warn of 700 job cuts 2011-11-08T11:39:00Z

Similarly, in 2007 most systems did not yet contain the name of an up-and-coming Illinois senator but did store the name of OsamaObama| bin Laden, the international terrorist, resulting in an unfortunate correction. When Autocorrect Goes Wrong (And So, So Right) 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

The only snag was that, in Illinois, it is illegal for breweries to ship directly to customers, rendering Weathers initial business plan useless. Donald Trump's mugshot beer: How the Bud Light boycott bred the ultimate conservative cash grab 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z

A former Illinois State art major, Brian K. Simpson, long owned the store until he moved it down the street and sold to a millennial owner in 2015. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

The victim is in good condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Zala said. 7-year-old girl among 8 shot Thursday night, Friday morning 2012-04-13T13:07:00Z

He earned a bachelor’s degree in music at Northwestern University in Illinois in 1952 and two years later received a master’s degree in sacred music at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

“Back in Chicago after graduation, Barack lived with Michelle on the top floor of the Euclid Avenue house, upstairs from Marian Robinson, as he studied for the Illinois Bar Exam,” Slevin writes. Michelle Obama biography explores race’s role in her worldview 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

“Henry was so handsome and super intelligent,” said Ms. Warren, who graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, from which she received a master’s degree in political science. Their Careers and Romance Took Root in Politics 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

But the Illinois Senate repeatedly has saved the century-old legislative perk, and the ultimate fate of the latest House bill is uncertain once again this spring. Illinois House bans legislative scholarships 2012-03-21T23:39:00Z

By contrast, his main rival, , was again forced to cede a significant chunk of Illinois delegates when he failed to qualify for the ballot in four of the state's 18 congressional districts. Illinois win gives Romney command 2012-03-21T15:06:00Z

“The Illinois Parables” is not, strictly speaking, an educational film, but it conveys a unique and precious kind of knowledge. Review: ‘The Illinois Parables’ Soothes and Inflames Feelings About America 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

Chicago’s annual St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing celebration is a tradition that goes back to 1962, according to the Enjoy Illinois tourism website. Chicago's green river tradition has a surprising connection to soda brand: report 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

Hundreds of her works are scattered from North Carolina to Maine to Illinois. Antiques: Rhode Island Americana, Mary Tillinghast and Byrdcliffe Art 2012-01-05T22:29:20Z

She grew up in “several places,” including Illinois and New York. The Librarian of Congress and the Greatness of Humility 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

The beaches on this side are broader, without the band of rocks that punish Illinois bathers. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

She visited her husband three times, with their children, before being forced to flee Missouri for Illinois. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z

His encore included one of the most beguiling and curious works on “Illinois.” Sufjan Stevens delivers exquisite set at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

In this history, the political activist Emma Goldman became the governor of Illinois and eventually F.D.R.’s chief of staff, pushing for the New Deal to include protections for same-sex marriage and immigration rights. She Never Existed. Catherine Lacey Wrote Her Biography Anyway. 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z

"This is something we can benefit from in our low income communities where there's food deserts," says Kevin Irons, assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Can we really eliminate invasive species by eating them? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

If you live in Illinois and really want a margarita, here’s some good news. Illinois votes to allow sale of cocktails to go 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

She graduated from Brown and received a master’s degree in religion from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass., and another master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nancy Han, Simon Yoo 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

California, Texas, and Florida have the largest numbers, with New York and Illinois following behind them. Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

Growing up in rural Sterling, Illinois — the daughter of a Mexican homemaker mother and an African-American accountant father — she absorbed the Midwestern work ethic early on. An Artist Who Paints in Cryptic Pastel Symbols 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

“Hale County,” set in a rural mostly black part of Alabama, and “Minding the Gap,” set in a mixed Illinois industrial city, are first features by skilled and intuitive young directors. The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Sunset clauses are like expiration dates, and with this small but not insignificant turn of events, suddenly the future of Illinois' incentive program was thrown into flux. Will the sun really set on Illinois' film incentive? 2011-04-08T14:14:00Z

Four years later, the 2007 study by the University of Illinois found a link in children between materialism and low self esteem. "Sesame Street": Brought to you by PNC Bank 2011-05-05T17:01:00Z

Mr. Korellis was a senior at Northern Illinois University, studying meteorology and geography. The Mass-Shooting Survivor Network 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

The two approaches had advanced furthest in California, New York, Illinois, Hawaii and Michigan, although activists in a handful of other states, especially Colorado, Iowa and New Jersey, were not far behind. How choice won 2012-09-22T17:45:00Z

But once the weather warmed and the curve in Illinois began to flatten, he started to visit his parents again. He Can’t Quit the Office 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

It’s strange to find somebody like me, from rural Illinois, near St. Louis, writing a book about Cleveland. How Integration Came to the American League, in Cleveland’s Glory Days 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

He began a peripatetic teaching career that had him instructing English classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Konya Lycee in Turkey, and humanities and film studies at Wright City College. Jerry Blumenthal left lasting memories on screen and in person 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

His mother had died of cancer when he was a teen and he was mothered by a group of cheer moms in suburban Illinois, where he’s from. Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ returns after team’s major highs and lows 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

As I stared at the emerald green Rhine in Switzerland, I found myself longing for the murky Illinois River. Modern Love: Before the Web, Hearts Grew Silent 2013-12-12T23:16:56Z

Smith, who grew up on a dairy farm in Illinois, recalls the fortitude of people he knew as well as the many forms of violence toward animals or the land. Review | Five new books of poetry explore the American experience, for better or worse 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Walker acknowledged Illinois’ job growth was greater than Wisconsin’s in the first quarter of 2012, including 9,100 jobs added in March. Gov. Walker says he'll prevail in recall 2012-04-20T22:26:00Z

Mr. Spinello, 77, invented the buzzer game while studying industrial design at the University of Illinois. Man Behind Operation Needs One Himself 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

The three right lanes are still closed with traffic getting by in the left lane while Illinois State Police investigate the crash. Two seriously injured in Ike accident 2011-09-05T12:23:00Z

"I am thrilled at the chance to call another game with Bryce," Pott, director of athletic communications and broadcasting at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, told Fox News Digital in an email. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

The same goes for the other places he’s lived: New Hampshire, Illinois, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, and various locales in California. Music: He Can Sing It, if Not Speak It 2011-04-10T02:00:17Z

Ma and Fleming performed a piece by Rachmaninoff on Monday in the rotunda of the State of Illinois building and Gov. Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming perform with Chicago choir 2012-03-19T20:02:20Z

More than half of the people released from state Department of Juvenile Justice facilities are later incarcerated again in the juvenile system, according to the study by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission. Report: Illinois' juvenile justice system failing 2011-12-13T06:01:00Z

Most of it is set in the offices of the Internal Revenue Service at Peoria in Illinois. Karen Green on life after suicide 2011-04-09T23:04:02Z

“Illinois is a tough state for Republicans,” says Walsh, the former congressman, “but Adam is the perfect kind of Republican to win statewide.” Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

Members of Rangel’s organization are now in the business of installing Illinois state representatives, the very people who hold the purse strings of these state grants. Charter schools and disaster capitalism 2013-02-24T13:00:00Z

The next day, Boyd swept to victory, garnering more than 19,000 votes, more than his three opponents' combined tally, according to the Illinois Board of Elections. Candidate for judge faces trial, charged with stealing rival's campaign signs 2012-05-08T12:06:00Z

Ron Paul filed full slates of delegates, totaling 54, that will be elected by Illinois voters on Tuesday. Romney, Santorum battle for primary votes 2012-03-18T19:08:00Z

One pizza place in Illinois reportedly took a different approach. Amidst coronavirus closure, Illinois pizza place posts vulgar message to governor 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

His family moved constantly when he was growing up — around Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas — as his father worked his way up through management at Kmart. Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

The former Northern Illinois coach has a history of seizures. Former NIU coach collapses during game 2011-09-10T23:25:00Z

District and Illinois Federation of Teachers officials reached the deal about 2 a.m. today, according to the district's website. Zion-Benton teachers, district reach deal 2012-01-10T10:20:00Z

But an Illinois prosecutor’s plea for potential victims and witnesses to come forward and new protests have sparked hope among some advocates that the R&B star might face criminal charges. Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

This was not in the book, but at one point we visited this hospital, it was one of the few remaining independent hospitals in this very rural town in Illinois. Surviving "God Land" in the age of Trump: Lyz Lenz on faith, politics and the Midwest 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

To Mr. Doig’s surprise, though — and the astonishment of others in the art world — a federal judge in Chicago has set the case for trial next month at United States District Court for Northern Illinois. Peter Doig Says He Didn’t Paint This. Now He Has to Prove It. 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

The series, if successful, would anchor Wolf Films in the Midwest, where Illinois provides generous tax credits. Television: ‘Chicago Fire’ and the Changing Dick Wolf 2012-10-07T04:49:02Z

The ruling from the appeals court stems from a lawsuit filed in 2010 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. Court strikes down eavesdropping law 2012-05-08T16:49:00Z

Previously, about 8 percent of Illinois 12th-graders skipped the Prairie State assessment when they were in their third year of high school, according to a review by the U.S. High school test scores hit new low 2011-10-20T05:01:00Z

Weiler has covered Western Illinois University men’s and women’s basketball; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball; University of Missouri Kansas City men’s basketball; and more. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Kirk is Illinois' leading Republican in a state dominated by , and the senator had been using his role to try to bolster public and financial support for candidates. Kirk faces long recovery from stroke 2012-01-24T03:03:00Z

He founded the Cline Group to mine coal in the hills of Appalachia before starting Foresight Energy LP, a joint venture with Robert Murray’s Murray Energy Corp., to expand into Illinois and Missouri. Trump donor from West Virginia among 7 Americans killed in copter crash in Bahamas, officials say 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

I have lived in SoCal for 28 years; born in downstate Illinois, childhood in western New York, teenage and college years in upper Midwest, then on to Montana for 17 years. How California Turned Into a ‘State of Resistance’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

In the section of the museum devoted to this moment, called “Crossroads,” artifacts on display include a lantern from the Illinois Central Railroad, a guitar and handwritten lyrics from B.B. Museum Exploring Music’s Black Innovators Arrives in Nashville 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

There’s a road in Illinois that snakes cross every spring and fall in migration. A Witness to the World’s Most Awe-Inspiring Sights 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z

The 3007 and the Nebraska Zephyr are both owned by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union. EXCHANGE: Artist creates 30 years of rail memories 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Safe Harbor laws have already been passed in other states, including New York, Washington State, and Illinois. A double standard in enforcing prostitution laws: “It’s economically advantageous to have [high-end sex work] going on” 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z

“I was born in Chicago, Illinois. Then when I was 2 years old my parents moved to Arizona. I wish they would have told me.” Garry Shandling’s Riotous Scrapbook 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

Hip-hop artist Common will be joining Barack Obama at a weekend rally for Democratic candidates in the president's home state of Illinois. Hip-hop artist Common to perform at Ill. rally 2010-10-27T03:23:00Z

The Illinois toll Highway Authority board is expected to vote today on a sweeping fare hike and massive road construction plan. Toll board expected to vote on 35-cent hike 2011-08-25T08:57:00Z

An Illinois State Police forensic toxicologist estimated that Bolling's blood-alcohol content at the time of crash was as much as twice the legal limit. Victim's mom weeps at hearing for DUI cop 2012-02-22T20:28:00Z

The same weather system led to significant flooding from Illinois through Connecticut. Opera, orchestra team up to tell story of deadly 1913 flood 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Q: My family of four was scheduled to fly from Austin, Texas, to Quad City International Airport for my grandmother’s funeral in Moline, Illinois. Travel Troubleshooter | American Airlines couldn’t get us to grandmother’s funeral. Now it’s keeping our money. 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

By 12, she was competing in the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through Music, Jen Shyu Explores the Unknown, Including Herself 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

It featured a blue-collar family, the Conners, with overweight parents struggling to get by in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. 'Roseanne' star says revived show reflects Trump's America 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

The researchers, from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, called the glut of amputations a “public health emergency,” inflicting psychological and physical harm and costing billions. When workers die: “And nobody called 911″ 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

Moreover, Blagojevich found it difficult to get much done in Illinois, where he often clashed with lawmakers. Mum's the word? Likely not for broke Blagojevich 2010-08-18T22:17:00Z

Willie Sterling III imagined this: a line of people, bonded by a belief in his humanity, travelling up a hill in southern Illinois to a cross that sits at its peak. Photo Requests from Solitary Confinement 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

Newly divorced, Calvin is unusually empathetic and selfless; he takes in Teddy, who arrives from Illinois completely numb after Sabrina’s disappearance. Can You Illustrate Emotional Absence? These Graphic Novels Do 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

University of Illinois freshmen would pay more than $24,000 this fall for tuition, fees and housing if trustees approve the costs at their meeting today. U. of I. trustees to vote on nearly 5% increase 2012-01-19T16:37:00Z

Confirming his reputation for working in mysterious ways, the deity chose to introduce himself to The Who guitarist at the Rolling Meadows, Illinois branch of Holiday Inn. Who I Am: A Memoir by Pete Townshend - review 2012-10-09T11:35:01Z

On the Illinois side, we stashed our kayaks partway up One Mile Race Creek and walked along the levee about a mile to Fort de Chartres. 2010-01-07T18:26:00Z

It marks the 100th anniversary of the 40th president's birth, retracing his years in Illinois, his acting career in Hollywood and his presidency. Portrait Gallery opens exhibit on President Reagan 2011-07-01T10:53:09Z

Like Dr. Walsh’s tests, some of which were conducted at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, the Mount Sinai analysis involved multiple measurements with X-ray fluorescence. Did Beethoven Die of Lead Poisoning? Maybe Not 2010-05-28T22:04:00Z

This led to an investigation by the Illinois attorney general's office, which handles the oversight of nonprofits. Poetry magazine well-versed in criticism 2011-06-20T21:14:00Z

Akron, Illinois State and Monmouth each won more than 25 games this season. NCAA needs to make room for the little guys in March Madness 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

A year earlier, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Illinois was $2.957. Gas prices rising after weeks of declines 2011-10-18T10:55:00Z

As a result, many women travel across the border to Illinois. Review: Beyond the Politics in ‘Abortion: Stories Women Tell’ 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

Overall, 53 percent of Illinois voters approve of the job Obama has done as president compared with 40 percent who disapprove. Poll: Obama remains popular on home turf 2012-02-09T03:04:00Z

Clyburn held calls with clergy in Florida and Illinois to get out the vote for Biden, did radio interviews in Michigan and Pennsylvania and recorded robocalls that went out in several Southern states. Jim Clyburn changed everything for Joe Biden’s campaign. He’s been a political force for a long time. 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z

In recent years, most of Heirens' days were reportedly spent in a wheelchair in Dixon's health unit.An official with the Illinois Department of Corrections was unavailable for comment this morning. 'Lipstick Killer' William Heiren dies in prison 2012-03-06T13:00:00Z

She graduated from Northern Illinois University and received a master’s degree in performing arts management from Brooklyn College. Michelle Preston, Brian Kim 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

“There’s the political process of moving ex-military airplanes, and it requires the approval of foreign governments,” says Mark Clark, the war bird industry’s go-to dealer, who runs Courtesy Aircraft Sales in Rockford, Illinois. Inside Microsoft Mogul Paul Allen's Multi-Million Dollar WWII Airplane Collection 2013-06-04T14:00:33Z

Washington bureaucrats make it impossible for states to improve the situation, as Illinois showed us in 2011. A Look Back at Year One of The Apothecary at Forbes 2012-01-31T17:22:00Z

"When it is the governor who goes bad, the fabric of Illinois is torn and disfigured and not easily or quickly repaired," Judge Zagel told Blagojevich. Kass: Long prison term a stern warning 2011-12-08T06:01:00Z

They also charged Kelly with bribing an Illinois official in August 1994 to obtain a fake identification for the singer Aaliyah so they could get married. R. Kelly's sexual abuse trial in New York delayed to July 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

And Percy’s bid for a fourth term was frequently challenged by the criticism that he knew Paris, France, better than he knew Paris, Illinois. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies 2011-09-17T12:43:00Z

A handicapped parking permit is checked during a crackdown by Illinois Secretary of State police last December. New crackdown on disabled-parking misuse 2012-01-31T17:30:00Z

She also ran for the Illinois legislature before her death in 1931. Black history through the years: 10 famous figures in the US 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

The Illinois Birders' Forum posted the Quincy sighting as a "rare bird alert." Bird enthusiasts flock to Quincy to see rare ivory gull 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

She graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, and received a master’s degree in urban planning and policy focusing on community development from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lissette Flores, Amilcar Guzman 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

"Our preliminary discussions with Antioch indicate that no ineligible players participated in any contests as a result of this situation," said Marty Hickman of the Illinois High School Association, which governs interscholastic sports. Wife of coach charged in grade tampering 2011-11-22T14:00:00Z

The narrator, Francis, is a 36-year-old musician who’s lapsed into a kind of hipster retirement, becoming the landlord of his family home in central Illinois after the breakup of his band and his marriage. A musician slips into a kind of hipster retirement in ‘Know Your Beholder’ 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Falcone, 40, and McCarthy, 43, both grew up in Illinois but first met as members of Los Angeles' improv comedy group the Groundlings in the late 1990s, quickly discovering a shared appreciation of the absurd. Melissa McCarthy's star power helps her go out on a limb with 'Tammy' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Soccer nets were up now, signs of an organized sport new to Illinois. David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

As the fallout from abuse by Catholic priests unspooled, statutes of limitations on the sexual acts involving children have been raised or, in states like Illinois, abolished altogether. R. Kelly Charged With 10 Counts of Sexual Abuse in Chicago 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

The Democratic governor's signature also won't address the broader issue of Illinois' overwhelming debt caused by years of underfunding the state pension systems. Quinn to sign pension abuse reforms into law 2012-01-05T03:19:00Z

Growing up in the small town of Belvidere, Illinois, she reflects, "I realized early on that I was really compelled by dense built environments." AD Innovator: Jeanne Gang 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

Saturday in the 2100 block of North Rockwell Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. 3 boys questioned in teen's assault 2012-01-02T01:29:00Z

These included Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee, only two of which are in the South. The “real” war on women?: Wisconsin lawmaker pushing awful anti-trans bathroom bill supposedly to “protect our women and girls” 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

The producer behind films such as "Lord of War" and "The Punisher" was indicted in 2013 by a grand jury in Illinois on seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. 'Lord of War' producer Christopher Eberts sentenced to 46 months in prison 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

In 1993 he began teaching at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and four years later was named a MacArthur Fellow. Kerry James Marshall's paintings insist on black self-representation 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

There’s a state prosecution in Cook County, Illinois, and a state prosecution in Minnesota. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

Neither man is a student at Illinois, police and a university spokeswoman said. Illinois player among 3 shot at party 2011-11-14T05:32:00Z

Rumors that polygamy was practiced by a small cadre of LDS Church leaders spurred mob violence against early Mormon settlements in Illinois and Missouri. Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

The mysterious illness left one Illinois teenager with lungs like those of a 70-year old. Legal weed faces its first crisis as vaping deaths spark health scare 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

As for “Illinois,” presented as part of the annual SummerScape festival, even those closest to it are hard-pressed to categorize it. At 20, an Upstate Arts Haven Keeps Breaking New Ground 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

"No mayor, no politician, no gambling race track owner or gambling casino owner is going to put themselves before the people of Illinois as long as I'm governor." Quinn: Slow down on Chicago casino 2011-08-16T17:17:00Z

Returning to that population statistic, another simplifying factor is that my husband's sister and her family live in a part of Illinois that fits the characteristics of a sundown town. It's the most wonderful time of year ... to not make your loved ones of color visit a sundown town 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

His wife, Nan, was born to an affluent, influential family in Mississippi, but sent away by her father to the evangelical Wheaton College in Illinois, where she meets James at a music recital. A Lifetime at a Church, Filled With Faith and Drama 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

Haley Morris, Midwest regional press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, charged that Illinois Republicans were “recklessly playing games with our economy.” Illinois' GOP freshmen face key debt vote 2011-07-28T00:49:00Z

At one point, in tracing the subsequent career of Mr. Libby’s prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Mr. Stewart ends up badly confused about the facts surrounding Illinois’s suspension of the death penalty in 2000. Books Of the Times: Looking for Truth in All That Lying 2011-06-12T22:09:47Z

Meanwhile, in the Midwest, there was deadly flooding in Missouri and Illinois. What to Do When Weather Upends Your Vacation 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

According to legend, a pair of American flyers, Charles Noble and Fred Milmore, saw a group of fishermen hauling a catch out of the Illinois River and had a flash of insight. My trapeze-flying adventure: Better than an orgasm 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z

Another study, conducted at Bradley University, Illinois, suggested that this correlation holds good across different countries and cultures. Arbitrage's villain takes advantage – why do we love it? 2013-03-04T13:07:12Z

Mayor Rahm Emanuel testifies on pension reform before the Illinois House of Representatives Committee on Personnel and Pensions at the Capitol in Springfield. Emanuel: 'Day of reckoning has arrived' 2012-05-08T16:28:00Z

The latest additions bring the list to 96.Sears first announced on Dec. 27 plans to close 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores, but no Illinois stores were on the list at that time. 2 Sears, 3 Kmarts to close in Illinois 2012-02-24T19:15:00Z

The Illinois State Board of Education warned that a similar payment scheduled for the first half of June also will fall short. Quinn: Sales tax windfall could pay for schools 2012-02-28T22:47:00Z

Terry Sullivan, regulatory director of the Health Care Council of Illinois, the state's largest nursing home trade association, called the new tax "a tremendous and necessary support" to homes that serve indigent patients. U.S. OKs increase in nursing home tax to bring in more Medicaid money 2012-01-24T06:01:00Z

When a 1977 a fire destroyed many of his possessions and artworks, the artist went to Chicago, where he taught at the University of Illinois. Artist Martin Puryear Chosen for U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z