Ever wonder how your hometown got its name? Northern Illinois was once part of “Illinois Country” during French control, and ...

The pace of population change in most New York counties slowed during 2023.

Maps produced by Alex Wellerstein ... Similarly, if discharged over central Chicago, Illinois, the blast would cover only a small portion of the spread-out city and its suburbs, with around half ...

Ranked-choice voting and citizenship requirements for local races are among the ballot questions voters face in November.

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A nationwide fall foliage map available at SmokyMountains.com indicates Morgan and other west-central Illinois counties ...

He's already built one successful business and saved another. Now John Simmons is on a quest to revitalize the Metro East ...

Fall is here and the colors are about to come alive, not just in Chicagoland but all across the state. Here are the best fall ...

District 69 features around 108,667 residents – the average for Illinois state representatives. In 2022, Ballotpedia accounts ...

While cities across the country face the Herculean task of identifying and replacing all the lead pipes in their water systems by a 10-year deadline President Joe Biden set last ...

Hollywood ranks in the top two of least affordable rental and homeownership markets, according to new data FIU presented to ...

Small towns are a dime a dozen, but there is one in each state that stands out from the rest to provide the most unique and ...