Lowden State Park is a birdwatcher’s paradise, with species ranging from majestic bald eagles to tiny, chattering chickadees.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the ... narrow white stripe in between the colors) eliminates the ‘seal-on-bedsheet’ look. Not overly imaginative, but practical ...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Johnny Kinziger scored 17 points as Illinois State beat Southern Illinois 85-54 on Sunday night. Kinziger shot 6 for 7, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Redbirds (10 ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood did not want to linger on Thursday night's historic Big Ten Conference victory at No. 9 Oregon. The No. 22 Fighting Illini's 109-77 decision in Eugene, Ore., was not ...

Counties along the Illinois-Missouri border in the central and southern portions of the state will experience the earliest snowfall, before 3 a.m. Impacts will be seen west of a line from ...

SPRINGFIELD – Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative ...

Most hourly workers in Illinois will see a pay increase in 2025. The state minimum wage will jump from $14 to $15 per hour, for workers 18 years and older, on Jan. 1. The minimum wage for tipped ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — One half of the Orange Bowl is set as Penn State defeated seeded Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-14, on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions will make their first trip to the College ...

Emotions ran high in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl between South Carolina and Illinois on Tuesday. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer was livid after Fighting Illini head coach Brett Bielema appeared to be ...

Illinois state leaders are handing residents a list of new laws on New Year’s Day affecting the minimum wage, job listings, property taxes and even hotel shampoo bottles. Of the hundreds of new ...