The Pentagon suggests it could recall U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly to active military duty for appearing in a video urging troops to ...

Air Force veterans often get overlooked every Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Tom Kittler, a retired Air Force general from Northbrook, doesn't complain. Instead, he does his part to help other veterans — and, ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 20 of his career-high 25 points in the first half as No. 24 Wisconsin beat Northern Illinois 97-72 on Friday night. Boyd surpassed his previous best of 24 points, ...

State leaders tout new legislation they say will make CTA, Metra, and Pace cleaner, safer, and more reliable — while Republicans criticize diverting road funds and highway toll hikes to pay for the ...

Coming into October, transit districts from Chicago to Springfield were staring down the side of a fiscal cliff. Costs are up and revenues haven't gone up with them. ‘That Has Never Been Tolerated in ...

The Trump administration’s moves to prosecute the president’s political adversaries have had a chilling effect on one particular group of influential Americans: retired senior military officers.

Mark Allen Porter Sr., 68, died at 1:14 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at his home in Alton. Born August 28, 1957 in Alton, he was the son of Evelyn (Allsman) Porter of Alton and the late Carle E.

CARL HIGBIE (HOST): Yeah, I think every one of those pardons and commutations should be considered void. Just as we said, for the last four years, we were called crazy that there might be even the ...

Mark Edward McCormick, 69, died at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. He was born May 24, 1956 in Wood River, IL the son of the late Charles Jackson and Ada Mae ...