52 of the 118 Illinois House district boundaries violate being constitutionally compact. The 2021 legislative redistricting map, used in elections in 2022 and last November, has resulted in ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching a pheromone-based treatment program against the invasive Spongy Moth, ...

Summer 2024 was one of the most cicada-infested summers Illinois had ever seen, will the bugs be back for another year?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a result, the Democrat ...

MADISON, Wis.– The Muskie fish migration lured spectators to the Wingra Dam to see the fish jump from Lake Monona to Lake Wingra. "It's amazing how big they are when you get them out of the water.

MADISON, Wis. - For a few weeks every spring, if you're lucky, musky make the leap from Wingra Creek over the dam into Lake Wingra. Once over, they'll try to spawn and eventually return to Lake ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a result, the Democrat ...

This includes more than 15 locations in Illinois, though some stores are still open and hosting liquidation sales. Here's a look at which stores have permanently closed and which do not yet have ...

CHATHAM, IL – The three children and one young adult who were killed when a car plowed into a building hosting an after-school program in Illinois have been identified. The fatal victims of the ...

Illinois football had one player picked in the 2025 NFL Draft, the fifth consecutive season the Fighting Illini had at least one name called on draft weekend. Pat Bryant was selected in the third ...

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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job ...