Flag football has been added to the NCAA’s Emerging Sports for Women program and four other women’s sports were elevated to ...

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Monday night brought a coaching shakeup among Duneland Athletic Conference foes when Portage announced the hire of Cody ...

The Strayer family's Crown Point home is unassuming from the outside. But inside, the basement hides the training grounds for ...

Illinois State Police report a 31% drop in interstate shootings in 2025, marking the first year in a decade with zero ...

Hard Rock in December once again recorded more "win" — or revenue after paying successful bettors — than any of its 12 ...

The NFC North champion Bears extended their resurgent first season under coach Ben Johnson with their seventh fourth-quarter ...

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Save the Dunes has transferred ownership of the Sebert Forks preserve in Michigan City, Trail Creek Fen preserve in Michigan ...

Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in ...

Environmental groups are appealing state air permit renewals at BP Whiting Refinery and U.S. Steel's Midwest Plant steel mill ...

Alex Bregman was pursued by the Cubs before he signed a $120 million, three-year contract with Boston last February, with opt ...