Illinois’ population stayed fairly flat into 2025, following a national trend of low growth due to a historic decrease in net ...

Warmth dominated Madison County in 2025 as Illinois ended 19th warmest with below-average rain and one of its busiest tornado ...

For two years straight, a North Texas city's population has grown faster than the state's capital. But now Austin has beaten Fort Worth to become the fourth-most-populous city in the Lone Star State ...

A rendering of Illinois’ new Daktronics video board, which will be the largest in college football at 17,315 square feet. A rendering of Illinois’ new Daktronics video board, which will be the largest ...

The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. By Minho Kim Reporting from ...

It is a bittersweet moment, as the Illinois football team ends the 2025 season on a high note. While a season coming to an end is always sad, seeing the Illini go out on top is exciting. We got to ...

As the calendar turns to 2026, residents across the bi-state region are preparing for a slate of new laws affecting everything from paychecks and grocery bills to school safety and beer prices. In ...

President Trump rapidly launched his efforts to overhaul the federal government and upend the norms of the civil service in his first year back in the White House, but in many ways those activities ...

The four largest cities in Benton and Washington counties fell short of their sales tax revenue targets for 2025, according to end-of-year reports from the cities. Total annual tax revenue for the ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois' initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 continues to feature so many Easter eggs that reveal the show’s ...

The United States is on track for the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded, according to crime analyst Jeff Asher. Asher cited year-over-year data from the Real Time Crime index, which shows ...