WILL-AM

News Local/State

A U of I researcher says Illinois’ two-year budget crisis has hurt the state’s public universities and community colleges.

News Local/State

The man accused of kidnapping U of I visiting scholar Yingying Zhang has new lawyers representing him, after prosecutors told the judge new charges could include the death penalty. 

News Local/State

Hurricane Irma continued its northwestward sweep Thursday evening, losing little steam as it skirted the Dominican Republic and Haiti and bearing the full force of its 165-mph winds down upon the southeastern Bahamas and away from the Turks and Caicos islands.

News Local/State

Five Democrats have already announced plans to run in the March primary for the 13th Congressional District. Incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, has held the seat since 2013, but he’s seen as potentially vulnerable in a sprawling district drawn specifically to give Democrats a shot.

News Local/State

Illinois could soon begin to tackle its massive pile of unpaid bills, thanks to a move Thursday by Governor Bruce Rauner. But Democrats are wondering: What took so long?

News Local/State

University of Illinois Urbana campus Chancellor Robert Jones has announced the final four candidates for Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Provost.

News Local/State

A Republican lawmaker from Mahomet will serve on a special task force formed to come up with new ways to protect the Mahomet Aquifer. 

News Local/State

France's Interior minister says Hurricane Irma has killed at least eight people and left 23 injured on French Caribbean island territories.

News Local/State

Illinois State University enrolled fewer new freshmen and transfer students this fall, ending three straight years of record-breaking growth, officials said Wednesday.

News Local/State

University of Illinois students, faculty and staff rallied on the Urbana campus Wednesday in defense of DACA.