The U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Bell County, Texas, captured Quartez Jackson, 25, a fugitive murder suspect wanted in Chicago, Illinois, in Bell County. The Marshals were assisted by The Bell County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Apprehension Team (VCAT),

Texas A&M and Illinois are the top two teams in the first DI Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Rating Indexes from USTFCCCA.

A man wanted for a Chicago murder has been found and arrested at a Texas-area apartment complex. About 12:30 p.m. Tuesday the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, Violent Crimes Apprehension Team (VCAT) lead by Lieutenant Mike Mingst,

A suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Urbana has been arrested in Texas after fleeing the scene and using a false identity, authorities said.

Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks over Northwestern center Keenan Fitzmorris on Sunday. Johnson produced 15 points and nine rebounds in the Illini’s 83-74 win in Champaign. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Department of Public Safety to help federal immigration agents find and arrest immigrants who have arrest warrants.

Attorney Sarah Corning with the ACLU of Texas explains the expedited removal process and what it means for anyone who could be facing deportation.

Rep. Andy Ogles and more than a dozen House Republicans push proposal to ban chemical abortions. The proposal was first put forward in 2023.

Illinois enacted a law that prohibits a credit card holder’s bank from charging or receiving interchange fees on the portions of transactions that include Illinois state or local taxes and gratuities,

Two former clients have filed new complaints against Nathan Young and his embattled network of addiction treatment and sober living facilities, describing nightmarish scenarios where house managers sold marijuana,

Continuing a position-by-position examination of 2025's college football superstars, there is a plethora of dominant performers at wide receiver. Projecting college football's top 10 at the position is a numbers and production-based exercise that meets somewhere in the middle of potential and expectations.