Jack-In-The-Box Returns To Illinois After Decades-Here's Where

In the interests of full disclosure, I'm forced to admit that I have never eaten at a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant. I've never had their food, and really don't know much about what makes them popular. Plus, the last one in Illinois closed back in …

MBB Big Ten Preview: Illinois

Hey, y’all! I will be joining adamh86 this year in the journey to preview the Ducks upcoming Big Ten opponents, and today we’ll be kicking things off with the University of Illinois Fighting Illini! So, without further ado, let’s get to it. The Illini …

Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds

Illinois saw unprecedented solar growth in 2024, adding 2.5 gigawatts of capacity to nearly double its total generation potential from the year before. But this year, the state faces some big speed bumps.  A budget reconciliation bill passed by Republicans …

National Pharmacy Chain Begins Mass Closures Across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin

In a move that’s drawing some serious concern from community members and health advocates alike, Walgreens is continuing its recently announced massive wave of store closures across the nation. This is hitting the Midwest particularly hard in Illinois and …

Historic Highlights: Illinois has hosted U.S. Open golf tournament 13 times

One hundred and thirty years ago, in 1895, the first United States Open golf tournament was played. Illinois has a longer history with the event than most. The U.S. Open has been contested 13 times in the state of Illinois, trailing only New York and …

Stellantis scraps plans for Illinois battery plant, parts hub: UAW

Stellantis still plans to reopen its shuttered assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, but it has canceled its plans to bring in a new electric vehicle battery facility and parts hub to the state, Matt Frantzen, president of UAW Local 1268, said in an email …

SAF Files Brief in Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Lawsuit

BELLEVUE, WA, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed their brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in SAF’s challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons and magazine …

Think Illinois spends millions on migrants? Wrong. It spends billions.

Illinois will have spent over $2.5 billion on migrant care by the end of 2025. Costs have shattered projections and left taxpayers poorer. The Gov. J.B. Pritzker administration’s spending on migrant care has seen massive cost overruns and a troubling lack …

Illinois Man Taken For $20K By Scammer Pretending To Be His Child

It's starting to look like the state of Illinois could be developing a new nickname: The Scam State. We've seen so many stories lately about Illinois residents being taken advantage of by scam artists that it's hard to keep them separate. In …

6 horses die in barn fire in Harvard, Illinois