Northern Illinois residents head to Chicago for May Day march to call for immigrant protections

May Day marches are being held across the county to bring attention to workers’ rights and immigrant protections. Workers, union members, and allies took part in a march beginning at Union Park in Chicago. Among them was Brittany, a university student from …

Chicago weather: Heavy downpours pound northeast Illinois as waves of rain continue

Many in the Chicago area woke up to a wet and rainy morning periods of showers and thunderstorms moved in, and they're expected to continue throughout the day Thursday. As of 5:25 a.m., Live Doppler 5 radar for Illinois showed heavy rain pounding down …

2 measles cases found in Cook County, Illinois

Wet weather sticks around Central Illinois

More rainy weather is in the forecast. While not widespread, a few severe thunderstorms held together Wednesday night bringing numerous tornado warnings with one report of a tornado. Once the severe threat ended last night, heavy rain moved through Central …

Illinois Republicans need diversity of views, a bigger tent

Looking ahead to the rest of President Donald Trump's final term in office is a challenge when there are still three years left. However, interviews with active and former Illinois Republicans give a glimpse into the party's attitude toward the …

Illinois Times to host Report for America corps member

Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. It's a two-year program (with an option for a third year and/or transitioning into a permanent position) …

Illinois man pleads guilty to attempted Florida murder-for-hire plot

A 66-year-old man from Mechanicsburg, Illinois, admitted Wednesday to attempting to arrange the murder of a business associate in Florida. Ben Patrick Mullavey pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one felony count of using interstate …

U. Illinois backtracks after investigating student for complaining about project partner on social media

University’s actions were ‘undoubtedly chilling and threatened the student’s free speech rights,’ legal group says The University of Illinois at Chicago has dropped its investigation into a student’s online complaints about a group partner after a campus …

Illinois Men’s Basketball continues to reload, both in the transfer portal and internationally

(25News Now) - Coming off a disappointing Round of 32 exit vs Kentucky in March Madness, Brad Underwood and Illinois are not rebuilding, but reloading their roster with plenty of talented players. The Orange and Blue first snagged in the transfer portal …

Federal cuts mean the end of Central Illinois AmeriCorps programs

PEORIA (25News Now) - Unless the federal government reverses course, the cuts to AmeriCorps will end a Peoria program maintaining green spaces and a McLean County legal help program. Last week, President Donald Trump and his Department of Government …