http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories RSS Feed for Fox Illinois - News - Top Stories en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:05:15 GMT http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/How-Successful-Are-Special-Sessions-212145101.html Both the Illinois House and Senate return Wednesday to continue to work on trying to fix a problem that has spawned several administrations. Governor Quinn called a special session to address the pension crisis. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Chicago-Look-to--212144671.html Heading to Boston was not kind to the Blackhawks, not only losing 2-0 to the Bruins to give Boston a 2-1 series lead. They also lost Marion Hossa before the game even started. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Ace-Hardware-Ticket-Giveaway-210278571.html Starting Monday, June 10, stop by any participating Ace Hardware location, fill in an entry form and deposit it into the contest entry box (only one qualified entry per day) for your chance to win two pairs of tickets to see the St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs! http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/School-Board-Considers-Public-School-Uniforms-212142471.html "Uniforms at 186 is not a new thing," School Board President Chuck Flamini said. But it would be a new thing at the new Feitshans and Matheny-Withrow Elementary Schools if the school board decides to make uniforms there a requirement. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Billions-Of-Dollars-In-Wasted-Data-212142201.html More people than ever are using smartphones and that means a lot of data subscribers for phone companies. Research found a single user is overpaying about $194 a year. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Property-Value-Concerns-Rise-As-Schools-Close-212141991.html Neighbors in Springfield's north end are worried about their property values tanking after two area elementary schools closed at the end of the school year. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Decatur-Man-Identified-in-Hit-and-Run-211975011.html The man Decatur police say was behind the wheel in a hit-and-run that killed a toddler will be formerly charged later this week. 24 year-old David Overlin faces preliminary charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Champaign-Shooting-Suspect-On-The-Loose-211974261.html Police were called to the 1000 block of Northwood Drive just after 4am. Officers say that 2 men who have previously been in a fight saw each other standing in the street and one fired several shots at the other man. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Possible-Residency-Policy-for-District-186-211973561.html Administrators working for Springfield schools may soon be required to live within the district. The school board is considering enacting a residency policy for administrators before the school year begins. http://www.foxillinois.com/news/top-stories/Complete-Coverage-Wes-Lunt-to-Illinois-211971911.html Former Rochester QB and Oklahoma State transfer Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, and hopes to turn the program around after sitting out a season.