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

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

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

Voting rights groups challenging the state congressional map want the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate a district that gave Black voters in one region the chance to elect their preferred candidate.

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 ...

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

Multiple local fire crews responded to a commercial structure fire near 706 Smith St. in Mackinaw on Monday. According to WMBD’s reporters on the scene, there ...

There are now 12 states in the U.S. where it is legal to smoke weed in a café, but only five of them have built one or more consumption lounges. Across the country, there are only eight cannabis cafés ...

Significant changes in the U.S. population in the last two decades have already made an impact on politics. Here's how it's playing out in the seven most closely watched states this election.

Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton, Illinois, is that place. Tucked away in the western part of Illinois, this state park ...