per the North American Bird Conservation Initiative's 2025 State of the Birds report. The other side: The Northern Cardinal — a signature species in Illinois — has not experienced major ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Six other American states chose it: Illinois, Indiana ... Why is the designation of the Northern Cardinal as “state bird” important? The legal status of Kentucky’s state bird is enshrined ...

State leaders of both parties attended the bipartisan dinner hosted by insurance executive W. Clement Stone on Jan. 3, 1969. (Steve Lasker/Chicago Tribune) Early-bird customers wait outside ...

State Bird Northern Cardinal State bird known for its vibrant red plumage. Native Illinois Wildlife Bison Making a comeback in Illinois, best observed from a safe distance. Massasauga A venomous ...

The Northern Cardinal, native to North American and Illinois’ state bird, savors this ornamental pear’s fruit. Recent gusts of wind have caused some of the white blossoms to fall prematurely, but the ...

LASALLE CO., Ill. (KWQC) - Illinois State Police responded to a fatal crash near Ottawa on Interstate 80. The fatal crash happened Monday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m. when ISP Troop 2 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State Senator Laura Fine has announced Tuesday she is running for Congress for the Illinois 9th District. The announcement comes one day after incumbent Jan Schakowsky ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. Illinois State University issued a safety alert after a person was shot near its student center on campus. The shooting happened ...

Illinois' Secretary of State held a last-minute press conference Monday to share a "public service announcement" about Real IDs with the deadline approaching this week. "We have been screaming ...