Illinois State University in Normal, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and Northern Illinois University in DeKalb have submitted bids to host Illinois’ high school football championship games in odd-numbered years starting in 2013. The University...

Tim Tebow is making a mockery of religion. He’s like Jerry Falwell meets Oprah Winfrey. He’s popular and a staunch Christian, and he’s not afraid to exploit either when given the chance. Example A: Tebow showed up to an outdoor Easter Sunday service...

I don’t really remember life without a computer. By any estimate, I have been online since 1993. Seriously, I learned to type before I learned how to ride a bike. Similarly, a generation is fast coming of age that won’t be able to remember a time...

The man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl appeared in court Thursday morning for a motion hearing. Victor Escarcida, DeKalb County assistant state's attorney, said Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert heard arguments relating...

The nation breathed a sigh of relief late Friday night as members of Congress and the president announced they came to a decision on the budget. If a shutdown had occurred, it could have caused 800,000 federal employees to be furloughed. They would even...