When you think of charming small towns in Illinois, Galena is the blueprint. With a picturesque setting along the Galena River, a historic main street winding through town, and an abundance of ...

After their 27-24 win over Purdue, Rutgers will return to the Midwest to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini, which is set for a noon EST kickoff on NBC (11 AM Central/local time). The Illini are 5-3 ...

No. 17 Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) hasn’t even scratched the surface of what it can accomplish in 2025. Yet through six games, the Illini have been one of the nation’s best teams – except for on one ...

The Vermont International Film Festival turns 40 this year. In those four decades, the event has grown from one with modest ambitions to a near-behemoth featuring 80 films. Moviegoers look forward to ...

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After several long years of hiatus, with members enrolled in their mandatory military service, the Kpop powerhouse BTS is finally returning. To prepare the group's fanbase, known as the ARMY, ...

Previous honorees include Steven Spielberg, Yōji Yamada, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Koji Fukada, Xiaogang Gu and Mouly Surya. By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital ...

Roger is passionate about movies and TV shows, as well as the drive-in theater. Aside from hosting and producing three podcasts and a monthly live show, he also collects comic books, records, VHS ...

Editor's note: While the Associated Press reporting below indicated the "Weapons" movie was set in the fictional town of Maybrook, Illinois, director Zach Cregger said in a recent interview the film ...

CARBONDALE — For many of us, if Black history is ever taught in schools, it often focuses on events happening in Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, far away from where we live. Many of the communities ...