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

Wall St. Insights This election cycle, Harris and Trump campaigns are focusing their resources on a handful of key ...

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

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

For the past few years, a state review committee has been weighing changes to standardized testing. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin ...

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

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

Illinois football continued to impress this past week, as another victory over a top 25 took place on Friday. The Illini ...

Starting in 2026, you won’t be buying any compact fluorescent light bulbs to replace that burned out one in Illinois. Tubes go away in 2027. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is banning the same light bulbs Illinois ...

The Illinois football team was rewarded for its upset against Nebraska last weekend. They moved up five spots in the Associated Press rankings to No. 19. The I ...

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

N.C. State returns home Saturday to face a somewhat familiar program, but who knows what will actually happen? The Wolfpack hosts Northern Illinois, head coach Dave Doeren’s former program. Doeren ...