After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas of the state experienced population decline. People ...

Some officials across Central Illinois are worried several townships could be dissolved if proposed bills continue to move ...

February 12, 2025 - December 10, 2025 This year we have a fantastic variety of topics being presented by The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and Educators along with Educators and ...

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

CARJACKING: A shared-ride vehicle taken at gunpoint Feb. 18 at Steger Road and Ashland Avenue turned up three miles away at 227th Street and Lahon Road, police said. The driver told police she was ...

Subscribe to Gardeners Corner, a quarterly newsletter from the Illinois Extension team of horticulture experts. URBANA — As spring creeps closer and closer, gardeners start to get the itch to go ...

The Indiana House gave a stamp of approval to Republican House Speaker Todd Huston’s bill that creates a commission to discuss how Illinois counties could secede from their state and join Indiana.

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Scott Applewhite/AP Michael Madigan, the longest-serving state House speaker in Illinois history, was found guilty Wednesday on 10 counts of federal corruption, including bribery. The jury said ...

It's the largest ever paid by the county. In the wake of Massey's killing in Illinois, members of the community were outraged. The sheriff at the time of Massey's killing resigned, and Sheriff ...