Illinois advances a bill to create a state Bitcoin reserve, joining Arizona in a bold move toward crypto adoption.

Texas A&M and Illinois are the top two teams in the first DI Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Rating Indexes from USTFCCCA.

A suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Urbana has been arrested in Texas after fleeing the scene and using a false identity, authorities said.

Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks over Northwestern center Keenan Fitzmorris on Sunday. Johnson produced 15 points and nine rebounds in the Illini’s 83-74 win in Champaign. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

On Wednesday, Illinois Republican John Cabello introduced a new bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve through the state treasury, joining at least six other U.S. states exploring the option.

Illinois has become the latest state to propose a Bitcoin reserve, joining a growing list of states advancing similar bills.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Cam Newton pulled no punches when discussing how the Dallas Cowboys will in the first year of the Brian Schottenheimer era.

Last year, the Illinois Judicial Conference Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (IJC) was created to develop recommendations for how the Illinois Judicial Branch should regulate and use artificial intelligence (AI) in the court system.

TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - The U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Bell County, Texas, captured Quartez Jackson, 25, a fugitive murder suspect wanted in Chicago, Illinois, in Bell County. The Marshals were assisted by The Bell County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Apprehension Team (VCAT), which is led by Lieutenant Mike Mingst.

The lawyer behind a series of high-profile legal challenges to DEI practices is suing Bally’s and the city of Chicago over a $250 million IPO the suit says is unlawfully open only to people of color and women.