Suzanne Blake is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting on consumer and social trends, spanning from retail to restaurants and beyond. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and ...

A federal appeals court approved Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court ruling that found the gun restrictions passed more than a decade ago violated the Second ...

The northern lights might be visible in parts of the U.S tonight, after the sun hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME)—an eruption of plasma and magnetic field—straight at Earth on August 30. The impact ...

Former Purdue basketball player Ethan Morton has landed his first job on a college basketball staff. Illinois State announced that the former Boilermaker will join the program as the director of ...

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Illinois on Tuesday over its policy to allow in-state tuition rates for undocumented students. Illinois is the fifth state targeted by such a lawsuit. The DOJ filed ...

Western Illinois is set to take on No. 12 Illinois on Friday at Memorial Stadium in one of the 11 matchups on tap tonight. The Fighting Illini seem poised to put on a strong showing after their ...

Illinois can expect a "very cold, snowy" season, according to the Farmers’ Almanac’s The Old Farmer's Almanac paints a different picture for Illinois. If you like cold weather, you will love the ...

Most legal cannabis in Illinois is grown without the sun, wind, rain, or even, in some cases, soil. But opportunities to grow cannabis outdoors in Illinois have been limited. State law, which requires ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun appointed the first five Hoosiers to serve on the new commission tasked with exploring how Indiana could adjust its state lines to welcome Illinois counties that previously ...

The Western Illinois Leathernecks will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. This matchup will be available on Peacock. Keep up with college football all season on FOX Sports ...

The Enjoy Illinois 300 marks the fourth time the NASCAR Cup Series has visited World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. The 1.25-mile track in Madison, Illinois (just outside of St. Louis), has ...

Tween mall boutique Claire's is set to close more than 290 stores across the country as part of its bankruptcy process, including more than a dozen locations in Illinois. The closures were announced ...