Every Illinois congressional seat is up for election this year, but some are more competitive than others. The big picture: ...

If you've driven around Illinois, there's a strong chance you've noticed corn fields along your commutes. New research ...

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

Ever wonder just how many cornfields are hiding in plain sight across Illinois, taking up more space than your daily worries?

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

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

According to AccuWeather’s fall foliage predictions, which map out recent and upcoming weather patterns across the United ...

Redistricting in each state: How it works ... after the 2020 census -- with lawmakers redrawing maps in large states like Illinois and New York to squeeze out Republicans while the GOP in Florida ...

The Tully monster, though mysterious, put Illinois on the map for fossil hunters, Illinois State Museum curator of geology Richard Leary told the Tribune in March 1987. The Tully monster was first ...

The laws on cannabis have changed in such a drastic way as to render the smell of burnt cannabis, standing alone, ...

Shawnee Mission Northwest (Kan.) guard Keaton Wagler committed to Illinois on Wednesday. The Class of 2025 four-star prospect ...

Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities campus is served by several major roads (I-88, I-74, and several major state highways), an international airport, bus, and taxi services ...