Constitutional Limits. Under the “anti-commandeering” doctrine ( Printz v. United States, 1997; Murphy v. NCAA, 2018) Washington cannot compel states to enforce federal law—hence state-level sanctuary ...

Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here are a few of the ...

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Illinois Central railroad bridge across the Okaw river about two miles north of ...

Data from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity indicates that almost 2,100 workers statewide will be laid off this summer.

1992: Chicagoan Bill Pinkney sailed into Boston Harbor having circumnavigated the globe all by himself, the third American ...

Seven BND journalists were recognized across 19 categories and the staff earned first place among Illinois' large dailies.

In a world obsessed with bigger, faster, and louder, Princeton stands as a gentle reminder that sometimes the best life is found by slowing down, looking around, and rediscovering the joy of community ...

There’s a place in Illinois where the clock seems to tick a little slower, where strangers wave hello, and where the biggest traffic jam might involve a tractor and three cars on Main Street.

A Casper man’s lifelong passion for railroading led to a career as a passenger train conductor. The 82-year-old loves trains ...

After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad has given Metra an ultimatum: Compromise on fees to use UP tracks or face ...

A project to reconnect Taylorville and Pana has been completed thanks to funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation. On Tuesday, IDOT, Taylorville and Pana announced the completion of ...

The history of humans and nature interacting makes Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline a perfect laboratory for a course that ...