ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Tens of thousands of people rallied on Saturday in Croatia, furious that authorities for months haven't cleared a huge amount of illegally dumped hazardous waste that has triggered fears of major environmental damage in the European Union country. The illegal waste [...]

  A Lawrence County man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison on methamphetamine and firearms charges. David Royse, 47, of Sumner, ple...

The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment launched its campus composting initiative Friday with its collection site at the Illini Union.  Collections will continue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Friday during the fall semester. Mia Anguiano, junior in ACES and an iSEE EcoRep who helped develop the program, said it will help fill... The post iSEE launches composting program appeared first on The Daily Illini.

Labor Day weekend still wide open? Don't spend it arguing with your grill or pretending yard work is "relaxing." Decatur's labor unions are having a f...

TUNIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Tunisian police on Friday arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied's polici...

After losing the top runners from both teams, Eastern’s women’s and men’s cross-country teams are relying on their young runners to compete this year.  Head coach Riley McInerney said that seven out of the top ten guys have left, and the top two women are also gone.   Brenda Torres and Michael Atkins both left after great...

A Lawrence County man was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - The European Union is closely watching how membership candidate Serbia will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs, an EU [...]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Wisconsin's candidates for governor want to limit them, while Pennsylvania's say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them "un-American." A Florida Senate candidate is selling merch opposing them. Across the country and up and down ballots, candidates from [...]

  Season 5 of All-Star is here! Sports Editor Kristopher Houston and Assistant Sports Editor Aiyana Riley kick off the year with special guest Abel Naranjo to break down NIU football’s QB uncertainty ahead of Iowa, both soccer teams fighting to find their footing, men’s golf’s statement performance against Wright State, and volleyball’s up-and-down invitational....