13.7% of teens in Illinois reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, compared with 6.9% nationwide. We can think of two major forces driving troubling trends among teens: the persistent ...

Illinois ranked in the middle of the pack for excessive drinking, with 19% self-reporting as excessive drinkers. That was up 1% from the previous year’s report, when Illinois had 18% self ...

An Illinois bill proposes lowering the drinking age to 18 but only under parental or guardian supervision. Current U.S. law sets the minimum drinking age at 21, but some states allow exceptions ...