The up-and-down season continued for Joliet West, which was upset by Minooka on Friday night. The Tigers turned around a few hours later and beat Manual 56-47. Junior Ethan Hillsman led Joliet ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

Illinois made eight of its 11 3-point attempts ... and the third-largest home loss in school history, per CBB Reference data. "We can't let two games -- and these were embarrassing games for ...

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois system announced a new policy that guarantees admission for Illinois natives at other schools if they want to transfer. The policy takes effect for the ...

The Illinois State Legislature recognized it as the state’s 54th county. 1916: Confirming a scoop obtained by the Tribune weeks earlier, Charles Weeghman and others bought the Chicago Cubs from ...

On Tuesday, thanks to No. 19 Illinois and the return of freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis, the Hoosiers found a new rock bottom. At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, Jakucionis ...

(Michael Urbanec) People from around the Channahon-Minooka area got their first glimpse at Canadian National’s plans for the Chicago Logistics Hub, an intermodal hub it hopes to have open in 2028. The ...

On the run from authorities in Kentucky, the Harpe Brothers crossed the Ohio River into Illinois. Their reputation for barbarity preceded them, but the natural seclusion of Cave-In-Rock made it an ...

Six Chicago area high school football coaches were tapped to be inducted into the Illinois High School Football ... School in Woodstock Tom Peterson – Minooka Community High School Tim O ...

MINOOKA — It’s always a bonus for a basketball team if it has a player that wants the ball in pressure-packed moments. It’s an even bigger bonus if that player tends to come through in those moments.

Of course, hiking is another favorite activity, though I love it year-round. Springtime in Illinois is for the great outdoors. Immerse yourself in history and learn everything there is to learn about ...