Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next generation Dodge Durango in Detroit, the automaker said Wednesday. In an email to employees North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa confirmed that the plant in Belvidere,

Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.

The Big Ten women's college basketball excitement continues tonight on Peacock. It's Illinois vs Indiana at 7, followed by Ohio State vs Wisconsin at 9 PM.

The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.

Ty Berry made seven 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, former Lafayette Jeff star Brooks Barnhizer added 21 points and Northwestern beat Indiana 79-70 on Wednesday night.

Led by third-year head coach Shauna Green, Illinois sits at 12-4 and 2-3 in conference play. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 5-point victory over then-No. 23 Iowa on Jan. 9 inside the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.