The Illinois Flag Commission has a big task ahead after receiving nearly 5,000 proposed designs for a new state flag. By the end of the year, the commission led by Democratic Secretary of State ...

1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...

American comedian and podcast host Zack Peter recently shared his opinion on the new design of the LGBTQ Pride flag. On June 4, 2025, Peter shared that he believes the addition of more colors is ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday.

The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the "Illinois Pick 4 Evening" game were: ...

The winning numbers in Sunday's drawing of the "Illinois Lucky Day Lotto (Evening)" game were: 7, 8, 11, 24, 34 ...

Most, when prodded, give a playful shrug at the curious phenomenon at Long Island's Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy ...

In her new book “Make It Ours,” Robin Givhan examines the late Virgil Abloh’s rise from Chicago streetwear to a defining ...

With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh artfully challenged the fashion ...

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate ...

A $7 million renovation project at Kennedy Junior High School is to begin next summer under a plan approved Monday by the ...