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A major winter storm is disrupting transportation routes in parts of New England and the Midwest, after bringing snow and freezing rain to the areas.

Champaign-Urbana is bracing for its second consecutive weekend of winter weather, with up to six inches of snow expected in some areas of central Illinois before the storm dissipates late Saturday night.

Illinois firearms dealers will now have to have state licenses. That’s part of a package of changes Governor JB Pritzker signed into law on Thursday.

On The 21st: With the new Pritzker administration, we’re talking to different stakeholders about their hopes for the next four years. Today: businesses. Plus we hear from filmmakers involved in a new series called Reel Midwest. And, more on some of the recent discoveries around black holes. 

The Illini men's basketball team hadn't won a game in over a month. Wednesday night in Champaign, they got their first Big Ten victory of the season, and it was a blowout.

Like many people coming out of prison, Perry Cline never thought he’d get a college degree.

People who rely on SNAP benefits to pay for food will continue to receive that assistance through at least February, even if the partial federal government shutdown continues. But because of the shutdown, next month’s payment will come a couple weeks earlier than usual—on January 20th.

Illinois’ crisis centers for sexual violence survivors are starting to feel the effects of the partial government shutdown—now in its fourth week. Funding for services will soon stop coming in.