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The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. The court's brief order directed the Trump administration not ...

Tributes to Pope Francis are pouring in from around the world. The Vatican announced the pontiff’s death on Monday at age 88. Many recalled his legacy as the first pope ...

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates during the Illini’s 21-17 win against South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl. Altmyer ...

Brad Underwood’s Illinois men’s basketball team will try to avoid posting its first losing streak since March 2023 when the ...

St. Thomas More's Hunter Madigan (far left) takes a picture with his teammates after Saturday's Mattoon Invitational. LeRoy's ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Teacher Eric Miller writes the Philo school’s play each year, and he takes it seriously — penning the work the summer before ...

Eric Miller, center, junior high teacher at St. Thomas Catholic School in Philo, with the script he wrote and members of the ...

A Lego Show fundraiser for Wreaths Across America will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 at the American Legion Post 210, 201 ...

Owner Jessica Trefzger is surprised by the success of The Hive Honey Beetique’s business in Mahomet. It’s been a rapid ascent ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time after being elected in 2013, he said, “We are brothers!” He ...