Two Chicago groups bring the AACM's 60th anniversary to Philly

This week brings two meaningful dispatches from the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, the trailblazing organization first formed in Chicago some 60 years ago. But even if your tastes don’t run toward the avant-garde, there’s...

UPFRONT: Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee joins UPFRONT

UPFRONT: Fed Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee joins UPFRONT THE FED. WHEN YOU HEAR THE PRESIDENT DEMAND THAT INTEREST RATES BE CUT, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CONTINUED DEMANDS TO LOWER INTEREST RATES, HIS ATTACK ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE...

IL lawmakers could address energy prices, transit, taxes during veto session

(The Center Square) – The Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session begins Tuesday, and taxes are expected to be part of the conversation. This year, legislators have proposed a number of different taxes to fund public transportation. The...

Four energy bill credits worth up to $3,200 Americans can automatically score this October

MILLIONS of Americans nationwide could get energy bill credits this month worth up to $3,200. Some of the extra funds come as part of efforts to mitigate skyrocketing utility costs that saw 12-year highs earlier this summer. Sign up for the Money...

2025 Chicago Marathon runner tracking: See where your runner is on the course

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of the race from start to finish Sunday. Tune in live here. Know someone running the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and want to see how they're doing? For the spectators hoping to catch a glimpse...

Father of two killed in Chicago ICE raid

Published on: October 12, 2025 5:38 PM CHICAGO — A 38-year-old Mexican immigrant, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a large-scale immigration crackdown in Chicago’s Franklin...

Why 2nd quarter proved to be critical for OSU vs Illinois

The No. 1-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes defeated No. 17 Illinois 34-16. Coach Ryan Day was pleased with the team's first-half performance, where they built a 20-3 lead. Players acknowledged the team's performance was imperfect. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. - Ryan...

Illinois high school football final scores, results — October 10, 2025

The 2025 Illinois High School Football season rolled into Week 7 on Friday, October 10, and High School on SI has all of the final scores from the weekend. Illinois High School Football Scores, Results & Live Updates (IHSA) - October 10, 2025...

Local Nobel Prize Winner, Country's 1st Solar Café: Good News, Illinois

At last, the chill of fall is in the air, but we're still finding warmth in good news stories from our Patch towns throughout Illinois. This week, we go to Elmhurst to learn about a recent Nobel Prize winner, we get the scoop on a history-making...

Fourth quarter heroics leads UT Martin football to homecoming victory over Western Illinois

MARTIN, Tenn. – Clutch plays down the stretch lifted the University of Tennessee at Martin football squad as the Skyhawks outscored Western Illinois by a 12-0 margin in the fourth quarter on the way to a 32-31 triumph on Homecoming weekend. Both...

Ryan Day's warning to his team after dominant Illinois win: "We're not done yet"

The Ohio State Buckeyes keep finding ways to win. On Saturday, they added another one to the list, beating Illinois 34-16 on the road to stay undefeated this season. Quarterback Julian Sayin led the charge once again, throwing two touchdown passes...

Illinois misses its opportunity against No. 1

CHAMPAIGN — Melvin Priestly sat in the middle of the field, shoulders slumped and head down, after Ohio State strip sacked Luke Altmyer late in the third quarter Saturday afternoon at Gies Memorial Stadium. It was a moment of frustration...

Illinois International Student’s Financial Burden Lifted Thanks to Brady Quinn & FOX

For Vivin Anand, a second-year international student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, football was never part of the plan. But then Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” crew set the tone live from Champaign, as something great happened...

What it will take for the UAE to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub

The race to dominate artificial intelligence is, at its core, a race for semiconductors, and the UAE wants to be an early mover in the globally dominating industry. Abu Dhabi is already laying the groundwork for a domestic chip industry, a move...

Consumer Sentiment Edges Lower In October, Inflation Expectations 4.6 Percent

Saturday, October 11, 2025 2:00 PM EDT Image Source: Pexels Consumer Sentiment, as measured by the University of Michigan, dropped slightly. (Click on image to enlarge) University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Please consider the Preliminary...

Caitlin Clark rallies behind Chicago Cubs with heartfelt 3-word public shoutout

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is rooting for the Chicago Cubs to make it to the National League Championship Series. The Cubs are battling the Milwaukee Brewers in a do-or-die Game 5 of their National League Division Series on Saturday at...

Rep. Deering introduces bill in Illinois House to establish home utility relief program

HB4147 10/09/2025 Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that...

Rep. Tarver introduces bill in Illinois House to restrict gambling credit use

HB4149 10/09/2025 Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Prohibits a person from selling a lottery ticket or share on a credit basis. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that an automated teller machine (ATM) located within a casino shall not be...

Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick — a fiercely independent essayist, painter and gallerist — dies at 66

Tony Fitzpatrick, one of Chicago’s celebrated multidisciplinary artists, has died at 66 years old. Best known for his mixed-media collages, drawings, paintings, poetry and theatrical work, Fitzpatrick’s art addressed themes rooted in Chicago life,...

Ohio State dominates Illinois in Big Ten road trip