Quarterback Luke Altmyer believes Illinois belongs in the conversation of the top teams in the country. He’s confident he can show why.

Robbins police said they are investigating what led up to the shooting, but did confirm the victim lived on the same block the shooting happened.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new Illinois law is raising the mandatory senior driving test age from 79 to 87 .

SNAP-Ed has partnered with Chicago organizations to address the root causes of health disparities. Now, the 30-year program is being dismantled.

A SUV caught fire Saturday morning in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. It happened just before 7 a.m. on the outbound I-90 near Golf Road. The Illinois State Police said they closed down three left lanes as smoke poured from the SUV in the median. At one point, the flame's heat burst the tires. A person was also seen running away from the vehicle.

Attendees look at the Butter Cow at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. The cow, which debuted in the 1920s, is made from 500 pounds of unsalted butter and is sculpted by hand in about 5 days, according to the fair. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock slammed the transfer portal landscape and urged college athletes to value education over short-term gains.

Ahead of oral arguments over Illinois’ gun ban in the federal appeals court, attorneys for the state filed their final reply brief, arguing that the firearms banned in 2023 are both dangerous and unusual.

Illinois homeowners’ rates have gone up 50% over the last three years — more, on average, than in any other state but Utah, from roughly $2,000 to roughly $3,000, according to Abe Scarr, state director for Illinois PIRG, a public interest advocacy group.