A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000, but just missed the $71 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Illinois Lottery said.

Police received a report Jan. 13 about an incident involving a 4-year-old child who was put in the alley of a day care facility for about 20 seconds in temperatures of 19 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the Homewood Police Department.

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of Tobacco Control report evaluating state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use, and

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

At least six traffic collisions occurred Thursday on Interstate 24, McCracken County Sheriff Ryan Norman confirmed. Rainy weather and slick road conditions have likely contributed to the collisions, he said.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

You do not have to open the door unless ICE officers have a judicial warrant signed by a judge. Ask to see the warrant before inviting ICE in or stepping outside your home. Admini

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.

More than 30 Illinois counties are looking to leave the state and join another state. Here's what you need to know.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a group of Democratic governors for a private conversation with the U.S. Senate Minority leader.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."