Investigations are continuing after an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River. Follow live.

Whether it’s as a university professor or as a volunteer board member, Steve Hansen has a passion for teaching people about history. Hansen, an emeritus professor and dean in the Department of Historical Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,

Through Project Sidewalk, launched in Knox County in November 2024, residents can report problem areas as they encounter them.

A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.

UCLA's coach has generated more headlines for his grievances than for the Bruins' (improving) play on the floor.

Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.

On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly announced new partnerships with public universities in Illinois to enhance educational opportunities for

Historian and writer Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote the bestseller “How To Be an Antiracist” and led a center on the subject at Boston University, will join Howard University’s faculty.

Dr. David Livingston, President, Lewis University in Romeoville, joins John Williams to talk about the alumni who work at WGN, how many students attend Lewis, how Lewis emphasizes practical

Sports ranks Wisconsin's 2025 football schedule as one of the toughest in the nation, trailing only a few SEC teams.

In that vein, Indiana’s women’s basketball got a bit of a warning shot from the one bracketology site that updated its bracket this week. ESPN updated its bracketology as it always does on Tuesday. Women’s bracketologist Charlie Crème had Indiana as one of the last teams in the field to receive a bye.

Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.