Freshman Britt Prince scored 17 points, and No. 10 seed Nebraska rallied for a 74-70 victory over seventh-seeded Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday.

Pritzker and lawmakers are working on statewide rules regarding cellphones in schools, but there are a number of schools in the Chicago area that have already established their own rules banning cellphones in classrooms.

According to the latest figures, deaths involving synthetic opioids, like fentanyl analogs, also decreased by 9.5% in 2023, deaths involving heroin dropped by 21.2%, and natural and semisynthetic opioids deaths decreased by 17.4%. There were 2,855 fatalities attributed to opioid overdoses, 305 fewer than in 2022, marking a decrease of 9.7%.

Itasca has canceled its highly anticipated Fourth of July fireworks celebration, dubbed the "biggest and best fireworks show in Northern Illinois," due to construction planned at the Hamilton Lakes Business Park.

The suburb of Itasca, located in DuPage County, will not host their iconic fireworks show in 2025, according to a village press release. The fireworks celebration, held at Hamilton Lakes Business Park, has taken place for nearly three decades.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced that of the nearly 385,000 votes his office received between January and February, more than 165,000 (43% of all ballots) were cast for the existing flag.

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Earlier this year, the public had the chance to vote for their favorite out of 10 new designs, three previous iterations and the current state flag.

Illinois residents overwhelmingly support keeping the current state flag, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday after a five-week public voting period to consider a redesign.

The Lady Bears rebounded from their two-game losing streak and are now a Saturday win over Bradley away from winning at least a share of the MVC title