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

An intense solar flare could spark aurora chances across nearly half of the country late Sunday night -- here's what to know.

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

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

Thousands of Democratic politicians, speakers and supporters will descend on Chicago's United Center as the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicks off this week in Illinois. This week's ...

Sunny with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds from SSE to S at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). Night - Clear with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSE to SE at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The ...

The map shows where the 57 people in the listeria outbreak lived. The deaths occurred in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico and South Carolina. New York has ...

known as the Carl Sandburg route (Trains 381 and 382), and the traditional Illinois Zephyr route (Trains 380 and 383) both reach Macomb. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 92 °F (33.3 °C). Winds from E to ESE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). The ...