Fanatics Sportsbook Sets 25-cent Betting Surcharge in Illinois

Fanatics Sportsbook is the full dissident to mount a challenge against the rest of the sports betting operators in the state of Illinois, which is now going to undergo a change in tax structure for sportsbooks. Betting Surcharge Kept to a Minimum, Bettors …

Go big and stay home! Why Illinois loves its roadside monsters.

Megafauna. No, wait: MEGAFAUNA. Better. A perfect word, and fun to say. In fact, “megafauna” is not even a scientific term. It just sounds like one. It’s something we say to refer to, in a quasi-professional way, the largest beasts in the world, the …

Illinois Near Top of the List for Medical Malpractice

As the song goes "doctor doctor, give me the news", the news for Illinois is not great when it comes to medical malpractice as new data puts the Land of Lincoln near the top of the naughty list for doctors behaving badly. While I was given the …

2025 Illinois Forage Expo slated for July 30

Demonstrations, equipment, and education will be the features of the July 30, 2025, Illinois Forage Expo. The event will be co-hosted by the Don Brown Farm and the Eric Stiegler Farm and held at Eric Stiegler’s Farm, 9776 Il Route 75 E, Davis, Il, from 8: …

Illinois SNAP-Ed delivers statewide, local health gains

Illinois SNAP-Education, delivered through the Eat.Move.Save. program, continues to improve the health of families across the state. With a focus on nutrition education, healthy living, and community partnerships, the program is helping thousands take …

'We have to stay in the game': Illinois State opts in to direct payments to student-athletes

Illinois State University Athletics has announced it will opt in to a settlement allowing direct revenue sharing with student-athletes. July 1 marks the first day colleges and universities can make direct payments to athletes through Name, Image and …

IDPH adds 180 ZIP codes for lead testing in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has expanded its list of ZIP codes where lead exposure testing is required for children which live within those areas. This year, 180 new ZIP codes across 47 counties have been …

Illinois State Climatologist discusses the future of local weather forecasting

This week Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford has been highlighting some possibilities of what federal funding cuts to weather services may look like. Today, Ford shares the effects those cuts could have for local weather forecasters. On top of …

Aurora, Illinois, police officer honored for heroism

Bret Bielema, Illinois football could overlook sneaky Big Ten opponent

With roughly seven weeks until the college football season gets underway, a much-talked-about Illinois football offseason will finally halt before the real work officially begins.  Dubbed by some as "next year's Indiana," Illinois doesn't …