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A stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens' acclaimed 2005 album Illinois will make its world premiere this summer in a production by The Fisher Center at Bard where Daniel Fish’s eye-opening Tony-winning revival of Oklahoma! got its start. A press opening for Illinois at an as-yet-undisclosed Chicago…

Unranked Illinois defeated No. 7 Penn State today in a record-setting nine overtimes, as the Fighting Illini scored on a short touchdown pass to topple the Nittany Lions 20-18 in a Big 10 battle. The game was held at Penn State’s home field in State College, PA, as part of Penn State’s homecoming weekend…

Illinois is joining California and New York in issuing stay-at-home orders, the latest attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus by asking non-essential workers to remain at their residences. "To avoid the loss of potentially tens of thousands of lives, we must enact an immediate stay at home order for all in…

Several public funds with holdings in Facebook are calling for the removal of CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the chairman of the social network’s board of directors. The New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, together with state treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island  and Pennsylvania, and Trillium Asset Management, today…

UPDATE, 3:51 PM: So, after the confusion of yesterday, it seems today that we finally have a coherent party line on the return of Illinois’ Film Tax Credit. Long story short — if you apply and you are approved, you will be paid, regardless of whether the state actually passes a budget or not. At least that’s what the…