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Lisa Troyer, who resigned last month as chief of staff to University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, has accepted a faculty position with the Department of Psychology.

Madison County, IL - Three people were indicted by a grand jury in Madison County, Illinois Thursday in two separate financial exploitation cases.

As the University of Illinois looks to move beyond its latest scandal, faculty criticism has turned to university President Michael Hogan and a "broader failure of leadership." The Urbana - Champaign campus's faculty senate passed a resolution Monday stating that Hogan "tolerated and participated in" a "culture of leaked documents, suspicion and ... (more)

A tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 270 west heading onto northbound Interstate 55 in Troy, Illinois.

McKendree University, on the cusp of its first season as a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, added 18 players to its football roster Wednesday.

This March 13, 2009, file photo released by the Madison County Sheriff's Department shows Terry Sedlacek, of Troy, Ill.

Ramping up criticism of University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, the campus senate Monday unanimously passed a resolution citing a "failure of leadership" in the events surrounding anonymous emails linked to his former chief of staff.

A Springfield professor who shared emails from other faculty leaders with the University of Illinois president's chief of staff has resigned from the campus senate amid a vote of no confidence by her peers.

A new poll conducted for the Illinois Manufacturers' Association has challenger Charlie Meier leading in the three-way Republican primary race for the 108th Illinois House District, but statistically that may mean little and nearly two-thirds of the voters were undecided.

Lisa Troyer, former chief of staff for University of Illinois President Michael Hogan, has been formally offered a full-time salaried faculty position at the Urbana campus, The News-Gazette has learned.

University of Illinois President Michael Hogan told campus leaders Monday that he was sorry about the recent scandal involving anonymous emails sent to faculty members from his former chief of staff and he accepted responsibility for what happened.

Triad High School officials in Troy, Illinois say a student was sent home Monday afternoon for drinking in school.

A minor earthquake that measured 2.3 in magnitude was registered in central Illinois just east of St.

The three candidates vying to be the GOP nominee for state representative in the 108th House District tried to differentiate themselves from each other during a spirited debate Thursday night.

"Leaders must accept responsibility for what happens on their watch even if they may not have personally directed or approved it," Chambers added later.

A 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 5:10 a.m. about three miles west-northwest of St.

A magnitude-2.2 tremor was recorded at the St. Louis University Earthquake Research Center at 5:10 a.m. No damage was reported.

Illinois State Police say a 74-year-old Oklahoma man faces drug charges after officers seized 77 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.

In this March 13, 2009, photo, the casket of the Rev. Fred Winters, pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville, is wheeled out of the sanctuary at the end of a memorial service at the church.