The Marion Women's Club brought the tunes and dancing shoes at its annual fundraising Celebrity Dance Gala that brought in almost $100,000 to go toward completing renovation projects at the club ...

ISP hosted a recruitment event at Southwestern Illinois College in an effort to bring more women on the police force.

A SkillsUSA Illinois study noted progress but also ongoing challenges. It found Illinois saw a roughly 28% increase in new apprentices from 2019 to 2024. Female participation, however, only ...

Prior to 2021, fewer than 5% of new construction apprentices in Illinois were women, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

WBEZ News In Illinois, Black women continue to die at disparately higher rates By Araceli Gómez-Aldana Apr 22, 2025, 1:44pm PDT COPY LINK ...

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act was amended last weekend to ensure women’s teams are included in any conversations about public funding. The bill now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who ...

On March 8 — International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois. A crowd of coaches, families and high school flag football ...

Now, Illinois women's basketball waits for Selection Sunday's bracket announcement. The 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament bracket selection show is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 16.

Although 2020 saw the largest number of women working in trades, only one in 20 U.S. construction workers was a woman, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.