Discover all about Illinois, including its iconic flag, detailed map, vibrant cities, and what truly makes the Prairie State ...

From July 12 to 15 in 1995, the heat index soared above 120 degrees, killing 739 people in the deadliest natural disaster in ...

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

Ninety-three skilled nursing home facilities in Illinois are among 579 across the United States that have been deemed at-risk ...

Iowa has a sales tax holiday on back-to-school clothing and footwear in early August, while Missouri offers a back-to-school ...

Jack in the Box first opened in the Chicago area in the late 1960s and then relocated to the southwestern United States in ...

Illinois faces a demographic double bind. Not only are fewer women of childbearing age remaining in the state because of persistent outmigration, but those who stay are having few ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to ...

Reports of fewer fireflies in recent years have sparked worry for the future of the insect’s population. More sightings this ...

High humidity levels, summer heat and long days will combine to produce conditions favorable for drenching thunderstorms ...

Air quality advisories have been issued for parts of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Colorado on Tuesday.