Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of roads, 7,000 miles of railways, 1,000 miles of waterways and 26,000 bridges.

There is some good news for certain Empire State residents ... to monthly broadband rates of 25 megabits per second for $15 or 200Mbps for $20 under the Affordable Broadband Act.

A non-partisan think tank is out with its annual state education freedom rankings, and Illinois is near the bottom looking up. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 2025 ...

Bloomington, part of the Twin Cities with Normal, is home to State Farm's headquarters and Illinois Wesleyan University. The Miller Park Zoo and Constitution Trail offer family-friendly activities ...

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Michigan State basketball welcomed in No. 19 Illinois for a massive Big Ten matchup on Sunday afternoon. A back and forth affair between the two teams broke out, in what was a high level college ...

EAST LANSING – Michigan State basketball passed its first major ... 5.4 seconds to play to ice their 80-78 victory over No. 20 Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center.

It’s a heavyweight tilt in the Big Ten this Sunday as the 19th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini visit the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans. Illinois enters having won six of its last seven ...

But Michigan State basketball’s Hall of ... Big Ten-leading MSU (15-2, 6-0) has won 10 straight and 13 of its last 14. Illinois (13-4, 5-2) is the first ranked opponent since the Spartans ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mississippi State guard Riley Kugel (2) reacts as he scores a three-point shot during the first half of an ...

MSU, which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, is coming off a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Jan. 15 in East Lansing. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the Coaches ...