BELLEVILLE — Returning to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds inside the Southern Illinois Center this Saturday, Dec. 20, the POWRi National Midget League will continue competition in remembrance of one of ...

The 300 Illinois National Guard troops under Republican President Donald Trump’s control since early October — despite Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections — will remain federalized until ...

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In a rare rebuke, Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s attempt to federalize and deploy the National Guard to Illinois. In an unsigned opinion, the court rejected the administration’s argument ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow the Republican president to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois streets while a court ...

The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals very much have a Big Three right now in the form of Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Logan ...

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When the U.S. Forest Service approved the sale of nearly 70 acres for commercial logging in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest in late 2024, Sam Stearns was furious. Shawnee is the only ...

The president and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank has been named 2025 Food Bank Leader of the Year by a national trade publication. Julie Yurko, who has led NIFB since 2014, was recognized for her ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place a ruling by a federal judge in Chicago that bars the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois. In a three-page unsigned order, ...

The racing schedules for 2026 are falling into place with open wheel racing in Indiana announced by USAC and the Kenyon Midget Series. The Kenyon Midget series will be competing at Anderson Speedway ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard members to the Chicago area while a legal challenge moves forward, delivering a setback to ...