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Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its capital city is Springfield in the center of the state, and the state's largest city is Chicago in the northeast.
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In Trump moment, a Democrat win lights up an NCR houseAn Indian-American woman, Saba Haider, originally from Ghaziabad, has won a seat on the DuPage County Board in Illinois, US. Despite a grueling campaign that left her physically exhausted, Saba..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Jan Brueghel wins O'Brien's eighth St LegerJan Brueghel beats stablemate Illinois by a neck to win an eighth St Leger for Irish trainer Aiden O'Brien.BBC Sport - Published | |
Guess Which Olympian This Floatin' Dude Turned Into!Before this pool-lovin' boy -- from Chicago, Illinois -- turned into a three-peat Olympic swimmer, he was just slipping into his float, hangin' in the shallow end and dreaming of going to the Olympics..TMZ.com - Published | |
Cops Arrest Man at Morgan Wallen Concert Who Threatened to Shoot Kelce, MahomesAn Illinois man may be having some regrets today, after getting busted for allegedly making terroristic threats against Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce during a Morgan Wallen..TMZ.com - Published | |
Body Cam Video Shows Sonya Massey Being Shot & Killed By White Police OfficerNew body cam footage shows the moment a white police officer in Illinois shot and killed a Black woman named Sonya Massey ... who actually called 911 for help. The footage was released by authorities..TMZ.com - Published | |
Thompson holds two-shot lead in IllinoisAmerican Davis Thompson cards a nine-under 62 to hold a two-shot lead going into the final round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.BBC Sport - Published | |
England's Rai takes share of lead in IllinoisBritain’s Aaron Rai makes five birdies in the back nine to lift himself into a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.BBC Sport - Published | |
Springer records 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour historyWorld number 236 Hayden Springer records the PGA Tour's 14th sub-60 round with a first-round 59 at the John Deere Classic in Illinois on Thursday.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sinkhole Swallows Part of Illinois Soccer Field, Crazy VideoThe moment a massive sinkhole gobbled up part of an Illinois soccer park has been caught on surveillance camera -- and it's jaw-dropping, to say the least. Check this out -- a light pole was..TMZ.com - Published | |
MTV's 'Real World' Star Sarah Becker Dead at 52 By SuicideSarah Becker -- a reality television star who appeared on MTV's "The Real World" -- has died by suicide ... TMZ has learned. A family member of Becker confirmed the tragic news to TMZ ... telling us..TMZ.com - Published | |
Justin Timberlake Makes First Public Comment On DWI Arrest At Chicago ConcertJustin Timberlake opened up about his DWI arrest during his Friday night concert in Illinois, emotionally telling the crowd he had "a tough week." The singer/actor hit the stage at Chicago's United..TMZ.com - Published | |
White Sox Fan Blasted By Flurry Of Punches In Wild Festival Pit FightIt was a rough day to be a White Sox supporter on Sunday ... 'cause as the MLB team got smacked by the Diamondbacks -- one of their fans got leveled during a fight in a festival pit too. The crazy..TMZ.com - Published | Guess Who This Cute Clown Turned Into!Before this brown-eyed boy turned into a social media star, he was a big-time tennis player ... and part-time clown ... growing up in Illinois and made his way to the West Coast to kick off his viral..TMZ.com - Published |
Legendary 'Home Alone' House in Illinois Hits Market for $5.25MThe iconic "Home Alone" house, which sits in a Chicago suburb, is up for sale -- but you've got to have some seriously deep pockets if you want to make it yours. The Winnetka, IL home, which sits on..TMZ.com - Published | Ambiente Friendly pips Illinois in Derby trial winAmbiente Friendly wins the Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield, pipping the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite Illinois.BBC Sport - Published |
Man charged over 1966 Illinois murder after DNA breakthroughA 79-year-old man has been charged with murder of an 18-year-old woman who was stabbed more than 120 times in her suburban Chicago home almost six decades ago.Sky News - Published | Total solar eclipse to stun Illinois again in 'very rare' eventIt is only meant to happen once every 375 years or so on any one place in the world - but the perfect alignment of Earth, the sun and the moon will be stunning viewers in Illinois, US, for the second..Sky News - Published |
Jussie Smollett Could Delay Serving Jail Time for More than a YearJussie Smollett has lost his big appeal in his fake attack case, but that doesn't mean he's going straight to jail to serve his sentence ... not by a long shot. As we reported, an Illinois appeals..TMZ.com - Published | Jussie Smollett Loses Appeal, Likely Headed Back to JailJussie Smollett just took a big L in court ... because his conviction for his hoax attack was just upheld. An Illinois appeals court handed down the ruling Friday, with the three-judge panel voting 2-1..TMZ.com - Published |
Jackson ends Amosov's 27-fight win streak at Bellator 301Watch as Jason Jackson ends Yaroslav Amosov's 27-fight win streak to win the welterweight title at Bellator 301 in Chicago, Illinois.BBC Sport - Published | How looking after trees inspired Jackson's title bidJason Jackson looks after trees in his spare time but on Saturday faces Yaroslav Amosov for the welterweight title at Bellator 301 in Chicago, Illinois.BBC Sport - Published |
Sergio Brown Set To Face Murder, Concealment Of Dead Body Charges In IllinoisSergio Brown has been transported from San Diego to Illinois ... where he's now set to go in front of a judge on Wednesday to face two separate charges in connection with his mother's death --..TMZ.com - Published | 'Mom, I'm fine': Last words of Palestinian-American boy stabbed to death in suspected hate crimeA six-year-old Palestinian-American boy's last words were "mom, I'm fine" after he was stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime in Illinois over the weekend, his uncle has said.Sky News - Published |
Muslim boy, 6, dies after being stabbed 26 times in suspected hate crimeA six-year-old boy has been stabbed to death and his mother left in a critical condition after a suspected hate crime in the US state of Illinois.Sky News - Published | Rudolph Isley of The Isley Brothers Dead At 84Rudolph Isley, the singer known as one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers, has died. The iconic singer passed away Wednesday in Illinois, TMZ has learned. The cause of Rudolph's death is..TMZ.com - Published |
Ex-NFLer Sergio Brown Arrested Weeks After Mother's DeathFormer NFL player Sergio Brown has been arrested in Southern California, TMZ Sports has confirmed ... nearly four weeks after his mother was found dead in Illinois. According to jail records, the ex-f..TMZ.com - Published | Americans Missing in Israel After Hamas AttacksThere's at least half a dozen American citizens who are unaccounted for in Israel following deadly attacks from Hamas ... including a mother and daughter visiting from Illinois. President Joe Biden..TMZ.com - Published |
Insane Video Shows Storm Chasers Stuck In Middle Of TornadoTornados are something to AVOID at all costs ... as proven by this intense clip of storm chasers screaming for their lives while stuck in the middle of a terrifying storm. The destructive winds touched..TMZ.com - Published | Five killed after truck crash causes toxic gas leakFive people have died and five were seriously injured after a truck crash caused a toxic gas to leak into the air in Illinois.Sky News - Published |
Amosov to defend Bellator title against JacksonYaroslav Amosov will defend his welterweight title against Jason Jackson at Bellator 301 in Chicago, Illinois in November.BBC Sport - Published | England's Fitzpatrick shares BMW Championship leadMatt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler share the lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship in Illinois.BBC Sport - Published |
Jamie Foxx Hits Up Topgolf and Wins with a Strong Swing, New VideoJamie Foxx is back!!! ... hitting up a Topgolf driving range over the weekend, and this new video, obtained by TMZ, shows Jamie's made a great recovery. Foxx was at Topgolf in Naperville, Illinois..TMZ.com - Published | Pettis denies 'Pitbull' historic third title Sergio Pettis beats Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire, retaining his bantamweight crown and denying the Brazilian a historic third world title at Bellator 297 in Chicago, Illinois.BBC Sport - Published |
Pettis craves legacy in historic Pitbull fight Sergio Pettis returns to defend his bantamweight title against triple champion-chasing Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire at Bellator 297 in Chicago, Illinois on Friday.BBC Sport - Published | 'Multiple fatalities' and dozens wounded in car crashes during dust storm in IllinoisMultiple fatalities have been reported and dozens of other people have been injured following major car crashes following a dust storm in southern Illinois, state police said.Sky News - Published |
