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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 30, 2026.
The Holy See Press Office confirmed that the Chicago-born pontiff voted by mail in Illinois, as he has whenever eligible. He requested the ballot Oct. 3, days before lung surgery.
Prosecutors say 19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis told coworkers he wanted to kill Indian people, and that his AR-style rifle jammed. Coworkers called 911.
The Nano Letters demonstration on thin-film lithium niobate is a step toward chip-scale quantum memories that could be manufactured at scale.
The former Illinois congressman died Saturday at his Plano home while in hospice care. His career ended in a hush-money case that exposed decades-old sexual abuse of teenage boys.
A divided Seventh Circuit ruled the state's ban on semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines is consistent with the nation's history of firearm regulation, reversing a lower court as the issue barrels toward the justices.
Illinois State Police say five relatives were gunned down across three scenes over the weekend and two other family members were critically wounded. Two teenagers are in custody.
The National Weather Service confirmed 11 tornadoes from a violent storm complex that flattened entire blocks, with one man pulled alive from the rubble of his collapsed home.
Andrew Boutros disclosed a nearly four-minute speech he gave to the panel that charged the 'Broadview Six,' as the now-cleared defendants demand the Justice Department cover their legal fees over alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
State legislation requiring independent audits of AI systems deals blow to federal administration's efforts to maintain centralized oversight.
The Wildcats ended a 25-year drought, Illinois's Keaton Wagler delivered a star-making 25-point performance, and Michigan demolished Tennessee 95-62 to set up a Final Four in Indianapolis on April 5.