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

Illinois lawmakers are now discussing a bill that would introduce a strategic Bitcoin reserve with a minimum five-year investment period.

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.

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.

Central Illinois high school football is becoming a hot spot for top Division 1 college programs."It is cool because you don't think of Central Illinois as the

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.

The developer says he’s seen the difficulty other groups have faced trying to bring student housing to this historic area, so he hopes more collaboration with the neighborhood will result in a different vote.

A recent report released by U.S. News & World Report ranks online degree programs at 21 universities in Florida among the best in the country. The 2025 Best Online Programs rankings of nearly 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at regionally accredited institutions Master’s programs are ranked in several disciplines: MBA,

Kasparas Jakucionis led the Illini with 18 points, Wes Riley made four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 15.

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.

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.