Gwendolyn Brooks began the Youth Poetry Awards in 1969 during her tenure as Illinois Poet Laureate and continued to administer the awards until her death in 2000. The awards were born out of ...

There is no better way to commemorate the mother of all road trips than the Route 66 Begins ... the twenty-four-foot-tall ...

ROODHOUSE The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that rehabilitation of a crossing by Kansas City Southern ...

Yes, but participants will be required to explain their relationship to Illinois and provide a description of their flag entry while not exceeding 500 words. How many designs can I submit?

Illinois will accept submissions for a new state flag design after Labor Day as commissioners decide whether to change the flag. The measure creating a 20-member Illinois Flag Commission (IFC ...

The new round of closures span 15 states, with Florida, Illinois and Virginia each losing ... The decision to close these specific restaurants was detailed in a court filing from last week ...

Illinois will begin taking submissions from the public to redesign the state flag starting next week. The Illinois Flag Commission — made up of political appointees and representatives from the ...

Microorganisms that normally reside in the gut can help to block microbial infection. A group of bacteria that lives in the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Let the games begin, for real. That’s coach Matt Rhule’s attitude as No. 22 Nebraska enters its game against No. 24 Illinois on Friday night. “Now the season starts,” he ...

No. 24 Illinois stunned No. 22 Nebraska with a 31-24 overtime win on the road. Illinois scored on its second offensive play beyond regulation on a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Luke ...

Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 17 mph (11.3 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 63 °F (17.2 °C). Cloudy with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C) and a 40% ...