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

A woman found dead in an Illinois cornfield in 1991 has been identified as a Chicago-area woman more than a decade after ...

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

As the calendar turns from summer to autumn, Illinois tourism officials are helping people to find the best places in the state to see fall colors. The Illinois Office of Tourism has created the “Fall ...

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

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 ...

The Indianapolis Colts are coming off a disappointing loss to the Green Bay Packers, which has them starting the 2024 season ...

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

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

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

This incentive makes it easier for developers to keep affordable housing in working-class neighborhoods around Cook County, ...