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

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

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

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

Seven Illinois counties are considering leaving the state over grievances with the Chicago metropolitan area.

In partnership with market research firm Statista, Forbes surveyed more than 160,000 employees who work for companies with at ...

The analysis broke down the data by Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X—and revealed some surprising trends.

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

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

TOULON ( 25News Now) - All 102 Illinois counties now have 911 service, with Stark County being the last to join.

The Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment is being tested as a blueprint for unscrupulous union executives to consolidate power ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier is joined by Andrea Darlas, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Media Relations & Public Affairs, to discuss all the fun fall events happening at the University of ...