Richard Bell, a historian, author, and professor of history at the University of Maryland presented his lecture entitled "Globalizing the American Revolution" at NIU's Altgeld Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Bell is the 22nd lecturer to have spoken at the university’s annual W. Bruce Lincoln Endowed Lecture Series.

The number of Illinois high school students earning early college credit through “dual credit” partnerships keeps increasing significantly every year — sometimes saving students thousands of dollars in tuition fees. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on the ever-blurring line between high school and college.

The major party candidates for Congress in Central Illinois have significantly different views of how to deal with looming financial crises over the federal budget deficit, national debt, and Social Security.

Weeks later, he files a federal lawsuit to prevent cuts at the state-run facility

In legal documents obtained by WGLT, Country Mutual Insurance Company [the legal name of Country Financial] alleges the American Farm Bureau Federation has "openly engaged in an unlawful conspiracy to violate Illinois law through anticompetitive conduct, contractual breaches, intentionally tortious conduct and unfair and deceptive trade practices."

Margaret Croke, Bryan Drew share different visions for office’s transparency, oversight

Hundreds of people gathered along the riverfront Monday morning to watch the 80-year-old Chester Bridge come down.

After 50 years in broadcasting on radio and television, Chuck Collins retired in late 2025. But the former WMBD and WEEK meteorologist is still busy, including teaching this October at Bradley University's Osher Life Long Learning Institute.

More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.

Prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg who has been accused of misconduct over a failed attempt to bring felony charges against six protesters of the federal immigration crackdown in Chicago has resigned.