This is a series of stories about Western Illinois University students, alumni and community members, highlighting their experiences during our 125th anniversary celebration. We will feature 125 ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic brings the world into uncharted waters, Star Media journalists and photographers continue to report local stories that matter everyday - yours. For more than 152 years our ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement shared on X that he was "horrified and deeply saddened" by the incident in Chatham. "Parents said goodbye to their kids this morning not knowing it ...

The cast of Polyfamily, a new reality series on TLC which premiered Tuesday, April 29, consists of two married couples who live and raise children together as a closed polyamorous quad. Alysia and ...

On Tuesday night, Illinois made another roster “addition" when it was reported Tuesday that graduate forward Ben Humrichous is expected to return to Champaign for another season after clearing ...

Data from the Illinois Board of Higher Education, which oversees public universities, shows university income has had to make up for the steady loss of funding from the state since around fiscal ...

The female driver who killed three young girls and an 18-year-old woman when she crashed into an Illinois after-school camp has been identified by police — but has still not been charged with ...

The four girls who were killed Monday in a crash at a school camp program in Illinois were identified Tuesday. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon identified them in a news release as Rylee Britton ...

Illinois State Police identified Marianne Akers on Tuesday as the driver whose car crashed into an after-school camp yesterday in Chatham, leaving four people and multiple children dead. Officials ...

A new web outlet surging in popularity in the Quad-Cities is fueled by emerging and controversial technologies including artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency blockchains and NFTs, according to ...

A car crashed through an after-school program in central Illinois on Monday afternoon, killing at least four people, including children, and injuring several others. According to police ...