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Illinois State University will change the names of floors in a residence hall that are named for U.S. secretaries of state who owned enslaved people, according to an announcement from the college. Watterson Towers residence hall opened on campus in 1968 and consists of 10 houses. Out of the 10 houses, eight namesakes owned enslaved people, according to the college….

Aspiring string musicians in Illinois can sign up for a virtual camp offered by the Illinois State University String Project this month. The virtual camp is open to students of the violin, viola, cello and bass who are entering grades four through eight. Students must have at least one year of experience. The String Project typically holds weekly group classes…

On a recent sunny day, Derek Salata and Ryan Cermak got together to play catch at a park in suburban Westchester. These days, it’s the closest the two Illinois State baseball players can get to playing a game. “It’s weird and it’s something that’ll never happen in your lifetime again,” Cermak said. “Just knowing that a baseball season —...

A coalition of pastors say the sex offenders housed at a faith-based ministry in Aurora, which took in a convicted murderer once associated with the notorious “Ripper Crew,” should be allowed to stay.

It’s OK to feel comforted and to celebrate life when the topic of conversation is death. That’s the idea behind Death Cafe, a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes.

It’s a never-ending source of argument — should food be thrown out of your refrigerator or pantry when it hits its expiration date. Experts say with the exception of formula, the answer is usually “no”. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers Investigates.

Thousands of runners will cross the finish line at the 2019 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K this weekend, but if you can’t be there to watch it in person, we’ve got you covered.

Democrat J.B. Pritzker has spent $171 million of his wealth to try and become governor. Bruce Rauner, following his first election, has spent close to $70 million of his own money.

The Hellenic American Leadership Council has teamed up with several of Chicago’s Greek American restaurateurs to provide relief for Greece.

Remember that a sex offender’s residency at a motel or inn is completely legal, and there is no obligation on the part of any establishment to research the background of a guest, or alert other guests to someone’s criminal history. NBC 5’s Marion Brooks reports.

In April of 2014, a five-year-old girl was playing with her brothers on the grounds of the Econo Lodge in Terre Haute, Indiana where she was staying with her family, when a man grabbed her, took her into his motel room, hit her, pulled off her clothes, and molested her.

As Gov. Bruce Rauner heads to an event at a casino in East Peoria Wednesday, the Illinois Gaming Board’s top administrator Mark Ostrowski was fired.

Some Illinois lawmakers are looking to find solutions for higher education declining enrollment and financial concerns as more graduating high school students are enrolling out of state.

Loyola has done it again.

The 11th-seeded Loyola beat Tennessee 63-62 in a South Region second-round game Saturday night., further advancing within the NCAA Tournament. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

An investigation by the Chicago Tribune has found that at least 75 women have been strangled or smothered over the last 17 years, though arrests have been made in just a third of the cases.