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

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

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

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

Two Champaign-Urbana area lawmakers said they will introduce legislation to ban carbon capture in region served by the ...

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

The word "atlas," may conjure images of giant books chock full of maps and a dizzying array of facts and figures. However, ...

Tyrone C. Fahner, a Republican who headed a Chicago law firm and was a leader in civic affairs after a legal career that included serving an appointed term as Illinois’ attorney general, died Monday ...

According to a new report, crime rates across Illinois have declined in the year following the implementation of the Pretrial ...

Recycle Coach, a Toronto-based provider waste management and circular economy solutions, has announced it has teamed up with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide residents ...

Where are some great spots to see changing fall colors in Central Illinois, and how might weather affect this year's show?

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