Illinois Public Media News

Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core.

Two women with West Nile virus have died, becoming the state's first deaths from the illness this year, health officials announced Thursday.  

The U-S Senate has approved a plan for the military to train and equip Syrian rebels, clearing the measure for President Barack Obama's signature.  

After five years of discussion, the Champaign Urbana Public Health District launched a new tool this week that allows the public to see health inspection reports online.

Scots decide today whether to end 300 years of union with Great Britain and go it alone as they cast ballots in a historic referendum that is sure to have a lasting impact no matter which way it goes.

The group that calls itself the Islamic State has released a new video that purports to show a British man who says he is a journalist and a hostage of the militants.

A Sangamon County judge on Thursday rejected the Republican Party's attempt to have a Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor struck from the Nov. 4 ballot.

Trustees for the Champaign Public Library will continue their discussion of ways to offset a projected $300,000 budget shortfall at their meeting Thursday at 5:30 PM at the library.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says the National Football League has been putting profits ahead of doing what’s right on domestic violence.  Bruce Rauner, a team minority owner, is also critical.

A posthumous doctoral degree has been given to the family of an Indiana University student among those killed when a jetliner was shot down over Ukraine.