More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources sites – ...

Some schools in Southern Illinois will be able to visit state parks and natural areas thanks to a grant program ...

Spring break doesn't need to be cantankerous and wild to be fun; Chicago is a hidden gem of a spring break destination in ...

How many state employees are in Illinois? Illinois employs more than ... not subject to annual appropriations by Congress. National parks, monuments, and other sites would close to the public ...

After yearslong litigation from residents and activists, and following recent opposition from the state of Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday it was dropping a plan to expand ...

The aspirational pitch for the site south of McCormick Place comes as the team struggles to gain traction with its lakefront ...

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...

City Clerk Anna Valencia has joined forces with Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) on a resolution directing the Council’s Committee on Ethics and Government Operations to create a subcommittee charged with ...

College towns with Midwest charm and culture The Midwest is filled with lively college towns, each with its own charm, energy and student-fueled culture. Dominated mostly by schools in the Big Ten ...