News of the first U.S. pope prompted plenty of celebration in Central Illinois, heightened by the fact that the Catholic ...

US Catholics flocked to churches across the country in a celebratory mood to mark the "excitement" of the first-ever American ...

Today is the day of the Supplicatio [Plea] to Our Lady of Pompei. Our blessed mother Mary always wants to walk with us, be close to us, she always wants to help us with her intercession and her love.

Two men have been arrested in connection with armed robbery of T-Mobile store in Davenport and four people inside the store.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday ... but it's also seeking his blessing," he said. "I don't know that he would come forward with a specific endorsement. Certainly not this early ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.

The Shrine is an Outer Room in Blue Prince that’ll provide you with a blessing at the cost of some of your gold coins. Shrine blessings are powerful boons that will assist you as you’re ...

Since 2020, 33 downstate Illinois counties have passed referendums to explore the formation of a new state. Illinois Gov. has called the action 'a stunt.' A bill throwing out the welcome mat to ...

Lisa C. Freeman, President, Northern Illinois University Daniel Mahony, President, Southern Illinois University The letter cites the importance of higher education to American prosperity and ...

Yara Nardi/Reuters After the address, Francis offered a blessing and then descended for a final spin in the popemobile through the throngs gathered in St. Peter’s Square. His doctor had told him ...

Four people from Wisconsin were killed on Saturday when their private, single-engine plane crashed in a field near an airport in rural Illinois after reportedly striking powerlines, authorities said.

TRILLA, Ill. (WSIL) -- A small single-engine plane crashed near Mattoon, Illinois, on Saturday. The crash happened on County Road 1400 N in Trilla, Illinois (Coles County) on April 19 ...