Ninety-two years ago, the American Goldfinch became Iowa’s state bird. Today, Iowans are calling for a state horse, fish and ...

The Women of Color Initiative within the Center for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting its annual LUCES Art Show Friday, ...

WGN Radio’s Your Hometown spotlight is Villa Park. Your Hometown featuring Villa Park is sponsored by the Illinois Lottery – ...

Classes will include flowers, arts and crafts, domestic, photography and children's, with anyone welcome to enter exhibits, not just experts or people living in the area. Millbrook Primary School ...

How many state employees are in Illinois? Illinois employs more than 76,000 people at state agencies and departments, according to a 2022 report from The State Journal-Register. These agencies and ...

Teams take the court tonight in supersectionals across Illinois, aiming to advance to the state championship semifinals this weekend at State Farm Center in Champaign, on the campus of the ...

Before that, all colors of hibiscus were considered the state flower of Hawaii. The yellow hibiscus is a rare and endangered species that grows natively only in the Hawaiian islands. The Illinois ...

University of Illinois Extension is pleased to announce Gardening for Food, Flowers & Fun, an event that offers gardening ... Master Gardeners at NIU Rockford Conference Center, 8500 East State Street ...

After Illinois residents cast nearly 400,000 ballots over five weeks in a contest to redesign the state flag, the overwhelming winner was … the current flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ...

After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all. "The results are, let's just say, overwhelming," Illinois Secretary ...

Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois' secretary of state, joined ABC7 Thursday to talk about getting a Real ID. Giannoulias said the process takes about 10 minutes and the cost is the same for a regular ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...