By The British Broadcasting Corporation
Syria has dismissed as "a caravan of lies" claims that it used chemical weapons, after the US said it would give the rebels "direct military aid".
By Sean Powers
The head of the Urbana Free Library says communication errors among staff led to too many books being removed from circulation, and shipped to an Internet bookseller.
By Scott Neuman
Australian archaeologists using remote-sensing technology have uncovered an ancient city in Cambodia that has remained hidden for more than a millennium under dense jungle undergrowth.
By Tony Arnold
Illinois’ top public officials met behind closed doors Friday to discuss the state’s $100 billion pension debt. And still, there is no clear compromise on pension reform.
By Anastasia Tsioulcas
The violin and viola that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played himself are in the United States for the first time ever. The instruments come out of storage only about once a year at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria. The rest of the time, they're kept under serious lockup. I talked to the musicians who got to play them at the Boston Early Music Festival earlier this week before the violin's New York premiere at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York tonight.
By Jeff Bossert
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of gang-related shootings that occurred last weekend in Champaign, largely on the city’s north side.
By Michael Puente
Man of Steel, the latest Superman movie, opens in theaters across the country. Much of the film was shot in Chicago, but some folks in the real city of Metropolis, Illinois may take issue with that.
By The British Broadcasting Corporation
Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons "on a small scale" against rebel forces, the White House has said.
By The Associated Press
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is excited to call the Clinton Foundation "my home'' for a number of new initiatives at the organization founded by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
By The Associated Press, with additional reporting from Illinois Public Media
Boy Scouts of America says it is disappointed Caterpillar Inc. will no longer give money to the group.
