State Tourism Office promotes playing hooky
January 10, 2025To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
Illinois State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they probe an accident that killed a 35-year-old Chicago man. At 7 a.m. Tuesday, State Police responded…
Four individuals, including three teens, have been charged in connection with an April murder in Rockford. Marcus McGhee, 20, of Chicago; a 17-year-old Rockford boy; and two 16-year-old…
A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Oak Lawn. Peter Swenson was charged with felony reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence,…
Medical professionals and community activists are trying to push elected officials and state regulators to take action on issues affecting West Suburban Medical Center. The hospital…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers could consider easing requirements for residents to change their names, a move proponents say will reduce risks for victims of domestic abuse, transgender…
Parishioners from St. Ferdinand and St. Ladislaus churches on Chicago’s Northwest Side walked down Belmont Avenue during a Three Kings Parade on Sunday. The annual event celebrated…
The Chicago area’s biggest and longest-running boating event will launch this year from a new home. The Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday…
A Chicago man was charged in connection with the killing of a woman in Chicago’s West Loop. Johnnie Matthews, 42, a resident of the 1500 block of West Warren, was arrested at…
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of fiscal year 2025, the state’s fiscal year closed June 30 with the state setting a record for…
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined another multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds…
WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…