Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Much of the Illinois quantum park will essentially be akin to a shipping center and may not be the best of neighbors on ...

I wouldn’t be where I am today in my professional career without all of the dedicated leaders and staff I have had the ...

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. After 385,000 votes on a new design for the Illinois state flag, the overwhelming choice was to keep the existing ensign. "Some may call it an SOB — a seal on ...

Mitchel County’s St. Ansgar First Lutheran Church, founded in 1853 and dedicated to Scandinavia’s patron saint, the French ...

The 33 Prairie State Republican counties that have voted to secede want to create a new, independent 51st state – not simply ...

Adults 65 or older might qualify for a property tax exemption of up to $6,000 of a property's assessed value (up to $10,000 in Cook County and $8,000 in counties contiguous to Cook). Illinois ...

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Sangamon County, IL (February 22, 2025) – A tragic two-vehicle crash occurred near the intersection of Illinois State Route 125 and Route 97 on Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of both ...

More than 65 people have been infected nationwide The first case of avian influenza in New Jersey poultry since a nationwide outbreak began last year was found this week at a Union County market ...

He would have broad discretion over how to spend the money – including on his friends at the Chicago Teachers Union. Chicago Mayor ... nearly $1 billion. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza ...