A sundown town [...] is an entire community (or even county) that for decades was ‘all white’ on purpose," researchers write ...

A map shows where in the U.S. there have been mass shootings so far this year, with California, Illinois and Alabama seeing ...

Four grade schoolers from Oak Park were among winners of the 2024 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, a statewide contest.

Brooklyn, Illinois, is the oldest, and one of the few surviving, majority-Black incorporated towns in the U.S. Archaeologists ...

To help people fully embrace the joys of seeing fall foliage all over the country, SmokyMountains.com, a travel brand ...

Northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin could see peak leaf color in mid-October. Want to experience the red, yellow and orange tree canopy sooner? Travel farther north in late September or early ...

An intense solar flare could spark aurora chances across nearly half of the country late Sunday night — here’s what to know.

No. 24 Illinois stunned No. 22 Nebraska with a 31-24 overtime win on the road. Illinois scored on its second offensive play ...

Stark County was the last Illinois county to receive 911 service. Now, first responders can get to emergencies faster.

Luke Altmyer's fourth touchdown pass of the night, a 4-yarder to Pat Bryant in overtime, led Illinois to a 31-24 win over No. 22 Nebraska on Friday in Lincoln. Illinois (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) started ...

Illinois’ public universities have the third highest average in-state tuition in 2021 nationwide, with the average cost of ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Acting Director James Jennings announced the issuance of a health advisory for Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) in accordance with Illinois ...