No. 12 Michigan State hosts No. 19 Illinois on Sunday on CBS in a matchup of two of the top contenders to win the Big Ten. Michigan State entered the weekend as the lone team from

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent presidents have waited until their last months in office before granting clemency.

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.

The Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning residents of Illinois about the uptick in fraudulent vehicle purchases. According to a press release, Illinois is seeing a rise in fraudulent car sales from out-of-state businesses that are licensed as wholesale dealers.

Illinois faces Michigan State. Our college basketball odds series has our Illinois Michigan State prediction, odds and pick for Sunday.

Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

Led by Kennard Davis' 24 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers 73-49 on Saturday night.

The Michigan State Spartans are set to take on one of their bigger threats to the Big Ten in the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. While MSU sits atop the Big

MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll and is coming off a 94-69 win over Indiana in its most recent game on Jan. 11.

The Illinois State Board of Education approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request this week for the upcoming fiscal year, amounting to a 4.6% increase from this year, as the state prepares to face a substantial budget deficit.

State lawmakers who stood in the way of recent legislation that would've regulated intoxicating hemp products have received significant campaign cash from the industry — while some backers of the proposal got money from the rival marijuana industry.

S. Illinois 7-11 S. Illinois will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the N. Iowa Panthers will face off in a Missouri Valley battle at 7:00 p.