The No. 1 overall state – for the third year in a row – is red Utah, which is followed by blue New Hampshire. Third is red ...

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Heated debates erupt in Illinois over trans athletes in girls' sports, with lawmakers divided after a Naperville race incident and potential funding cuts.

A proposed bill to add regulations around homeschooling in Illinois has some parents up in arms. But what are the state's ...

According to the organizers, the attraction to the Macon County Fair is timing, since it is one of the first county fairs of ...

Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session this week looking for ways to close a substantial gap in ...

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

The federal government has recognized June as Pride Month under three Democratic presidents, highlighting the contributions ...

SPRINGFIELD — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came to town Wednesday to blast Illinois ... on the run for two years,” Noem said. “He has not been brought into incarceration and ...

The proposed regulations risk creating a two-tiered system ... authority over hundreds of Illinois startups innovating in blockchain and cryptocurrency. If signed into law, DACPA would task ...

But to keep the fish from breaching the divide ... Now Illinois is caught in a bind: Officials must stop the invasive carp from swinging an ecological wrecking ball into the Great Lakes with ...

The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make ...