For several years, lawmakers have passed similar amendments to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act, but the 2026 amendment could be a permanent solution. The amendments to the act have always ...

Tax Day is coming, and soon it will be time to begin gathering forms. If you haven't looked at them yet, all those numbers and letters – W-2, W-9, 1099 – can easily overwhelm. Some forms are ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Information from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows that the unemployment rate in Illinois remains stable in November The unemployment rate in Illinois is ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has pushed his program into a new era. After going 10-3 in 2024, the Illini followed that campaign up with a stellar – albeit a bit underwhelming – 9-4 season in 2025.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...

There's no getting past it: Olano's expected departure is a major bummer, especially while Illini fans are still basking in the afterglow of a second win in as many seasons over an SEC program in a ...

Very rarely does a game feature two power conference teams that have never faced one another, but that's the case in this year's Music City Bowl. While Illinois and Tennessee had a men's basketball ...

Both the Tennessee Volunteers and Illinois Fighting Illini were College Football Playoff hopefuls entering this season, but they instead meet in today's Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, ...

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features an SEC vs. Big Ten matchup in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl 2025. Tuesday's contest has the Tennessee Volunteers facing the Illinois Fighting ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Tennessee ended the season with a fifth loss, losing to Illinois 30-28 on Dec. 30 at the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl at ...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee football lost 30-28 to Illinois in the Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on Dec 30 to finish the 2025 season with two consecutive losses. David Olano kicked a 29-yard field goal ...

Multiple homes were heavily damaged when a tornado tore through a central Illinois community during a round of severe weather and intense winds on Sunday afternoon. Photos posted on X captured ...