Like so many area residents, the ancestors of Reggie Peters sailed from Ostfriesland, Germany, to the United States in search ...

A celebration of life for Nora Harroun, who died July 3 at age 35 from complications from a congenital heart defect, is set ...

The board’s agenda for Thursday includes a vote to appoint Jason Votava to a District 10 seat, previously vacated by Chris ...

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday, health officials said, as hunger worsened among Palestinians struggling to live under the weight of the ...

A University of Illinois faculty member who contends he was wrongfully denied tenure because of anti-Israel bias says “every option is on the table” to reverse that decision.

Ukrainian activists are calling for more protests against a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies. Thousands of people gathered in the capital and other cities across Ukraine on ...

Former Illinois basketball player Meyers Leonard is honored on the jumbotron during the Illinois men's basketball team's 88-80 win over Purdue on Friday at State Farm Center. Anthony Zilis/The ...

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Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

Illinois football players Luke Altmyer, J.C. Davis and Xavier Scott talk with Big Ten Network's Dave Revsine during Big Ten ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema takes questions from reporters on Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days inside the Mandalay Bay ...