More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago—including what is ...

Northern Illinois University, which state taxpayers fund with nearly $100 million annually, took a verbal lashing for a ...

Friday, members of the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission reviewed audits from three public universities and took ...

Sherwood Edwards, who moved past an early life of crime and imprisonment to get his doctorate and become an accomplished ...

But a new study suggests that the American dream is still more elusive for some people in Illinois than for others, and that the pathway up the economic ladder is not easily scaled.

I want a system that’s built that gives us not just one seat, but multiple opportunities to have a seat at that table.” ...

WGLT and public broadcasters across the country are assessing an uncertain future after Congress voted after midnight Friday ...

Corn sweat is another reason why humidity gets so high.

The new chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health subcommittee brings to the role a focus on opioid policy.