When Donald Trump won his comeback campaign, he credited the mayor of a small Detroit suburb with helping him make inroads ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

As we begin the new year, our memories may still be lingering on the holidays, when lights shine through the darkness and ...

Three of our grands have their learner's permits, but somehow, I seem to be the one receiving instructions on how to drive.

A University of Illinois architecture professor fighting his denial of tenure has received a temporary reprieve on his scheduled end-of-semester termination.

Good Friend Animal Hospital hopes to add a larger surgical suite and recovery area, plus advanced care for sick patients, ...

If the weather and news are making you feel depressed, you need a healthy dose of updoc. “What’s updoc?” you ask? Well, it’s the next film in The News-Gazette Film ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker just issued an executive order that, among other things, requires state agencies to identify cuts totaling 4 percent of their current year appropriations.

Ivisic only scored three points and had five rebounds as the No. 13 Illini lost 83-80 against the No. 23 Cornhuskers. College/Prep Sports Reporter Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic posts up Nebraska ...

A “bomb cyclone” that brings heavy snow to parts of the Carolinas and ushers in frigid temperature to much of East Coast Saturday is likely to persist into Sunday. Charlotte, ...

It’s amazing how the brain can file something away for decades, then how that forgotten little tidbit can come roaring back with no warning. Such was the case of Checker ...

Comcast-Xfinity finally bent to competition. It announced in December 1 gig (gbps) internet service for a guaranteed five-year rate of $50 per month with no data cap, or 300 mbps ...