You may know that the northern cardinal is the state bird of Illinois, and the common blue violet is the state flower, but do ...

Here are three key numbers that explain how Illinois was able to put together a historic blowout win: 3. For the first time ...

With a light slate of games and few upsets to open 2025, the Illinois boys basketball state rankings remain mostly unchanged.

Bipartisan legislation introduced in Springfield would also create a system for relatives to ask the state to step in if they ...

The red, white, and blue stands both for Old Glory and the tricolor of France, which also flew over the state. Lincoln’s ...

Underwood has landed on a formula that has Illinois positioned at 11-3 (4-1 Big Ten) and climbing any and all college basketball rankings. It was lethal against Oregon, Penn State and others. Against ...

An immigrant rights advocate told Sen. Steve McClure that one of his clients received a voter registration form from the ...

Newly elected state Sen. Liandro "Li" Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, took the oath of office Wednesday in the newly remodeled Illinois State Capitol Senate Chambers in Springfield. He now represents the 37th ...

Since no Democrat filed to run, state Sen. Chris Balkema knew upon winning the 53rd Illinois Senate District Republican primary last March that he would eventually be heading ...

The legislation gives state regulators more authority to balance the budget for a key renewable energy financing tool, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker waved off concerns that a fiery House Democratic caucus meeting that tanked one of his prized legislative ...

Nearly two centuries after losing its reservation in Illinois in a land sale that most people now concede was illegal, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation could soon get ...