Illinois’ population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago Tribune warned. “A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential — not just economically, but in civic energy, ...

The latest data on Illinois’ population trends shows the state losing more people 18 and under at a faster rate than any other state. That spells trouble ahead, according to one analyst. Illinois’ ...

To pay the volunteer soldiers of the War of 1812, Congress set aside a large tract of land in three states, including Illinois, where land between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers was promised.

Editor's note: Anas Baba is NPR's producer in the Gaza Strip. His report is a rare account by a journalist inside a new food distribution site that the United States and Israel helped establish in the ...