1865: Confederate president Jefferson Davis signs a bill authorising the use of slaves as soldiers in the American Civil War. 1868: The Senate begins the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

University of Illinois--Springfield, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so ...

DIVO offers conservative investors a balanced approach with moderate yield and capital appreciation, outperforming other high-income ETFs during market volatility. DIVO's portfolio construction ...

Illinois (21-7, 11-6) visited California for the first time since the Big Ten expansion that brought in No. 2 UCLA (26-1, 14-1) and No. 4 USC ( 25-2, 15-1). Its trip to Los Angeles ended an eight-game ...

Illinois basketball is coming off its most lopsided loss in program history and has lost three games in a row to ranked teams. Where does that put the Illini on the road to March Madness?

Spin control time. Illinois lost a regular season college basketball game. That's it. No big whoop. It doesn't matter if it was by three or 43. It doesn't matter if it was a good fight ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) vs. Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) New York; Saturday, 8 p.m.

We went from a poor experience here locally to a great experience. Well worth the drive. The 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe price depends on several factors, including the trim level, optional features ...

It's No. 3 Duke vs. Illinois at Madison Square Garden and it's a great bonus to a sensational weekend of college hoops. These kinds of big games outside the rhythm of the heart of conference ...

Through Illinois’ first 14 games of the season, freshman big man Morez Johnson Jr. logged no more than 22 minutes in an outing and scored in double figures just twice. In the next 12 games ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office announced Thursday that it’s adding thousands of additional DMV appointment times in the weeks ahead to handle an expected Real ID rush.