Two people fish on a beach at Illinois Beach State Park near one of 22 breakwaters which protect the shoreline from erosion. The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at the ...

Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County topped the list in 2024 with 2.4 million visitors coming to explore the canyons and waterfalls nestled in gorges along the Illinois River in north-central ...

Illinois will have its first new senator in a decade after voters in the 2026 midterm elections select someone to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who has held the seat since 1997.

investing in park facilities and infrastructure and featuring Illinois parks and historic sites in the state’s ‘Middle of Everything’ tourism campaign. This is more than 2.3 million visitors.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 100th anniversary of the New York Future Farmers of America was held at the New York State Fairgrounds on Friday. More than 3,000 farmers were registered for the three-day ...

Ten days from now, 220 crypto investors will sit down to a lavish three-course dinner and enjoy “stunning views of the Potomac river” with US president Donald Trump at his 600-acre golf club ...

Epstein is a White Sox fan from Illinois. The Democratic contest for an Illinois Senate seat is shaping up as a ... has been met with resistance by the state’s congressional delegation, whose ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – A shooting in Washington Park overnight Monday morning left one man dead and another injured. According to Illinois State Police (ISP), the shooting took place shortly ...

They are spending the weekend at one of the three new campgrounds in Summersville Lake State Park. “This is a good opportunity, and it’s extra special because, that way, it’s a new ...