Baton Rouge florists are going "Under the Sea" in April for Flower Fest, the unconventional floral design challenge that ...

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 ...

Illinois had roughly 140,000 teachers for the 2023-2024 school year, according to a report by the Illinois State Board of Education. This number has grown every year since the implementation of ...

Illinois families will pay the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation this year on the median U.S. income. That’s $13,099, which will consume more than 16.5% of their money.

Second place earned 32,898 votes, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday. Drum roll please…🥁 After receiving 385,000 votes, we have a DECISIVE winner in the state ...

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 ...

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 ...

to help Carrollton win over Albion Edwards County 62-44 to advance to state for the first time since 2014. It’s a fitting reward for the two players. Going into the game, Flowers averaged 24.3 ...

OKAWVILLE - Lauren Flowers led three Carrollton girls basketball ... It is the first time Carrollton's basketball girls have gone to the state finals since 2014. The Hawks took a six-point lead ...

Plans are in motion to transform some of the open space in the Inland Empire into a state-of-the-art sports complex. The massive revitalization project will replace an old golf course with a ...

The Wilkes County Quilters recently donated a 95-inch-by-95-inch quilt featuring the state flowers of each of the 50 states for display in the lobby outside the Wilkes Cooperative Extension ...