That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...

After a tree was heavily damaged by a storm, Ameren Illinois worked with a tree and crane service to remove it before more severe weather hit the service territory. Ameren Illinois, Nelson Tree ...

The Lincoln Park Conservatory is hosting an Earth Day event in conjunction with its EcoStewards Workday on April 26. From 9-11 a.m., volunteers can gather at the North Pond Nature Sanctuary to help ...

Forest owners voted with their feet this year, selling out the 26th Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference weeks before its ...

On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana, resulting in some 700 deaths. The tornado is considered the largest, longest ...

Illinois Votes on a New State Flag Design — and Chooses the Current One SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or ...

Thomas J. Turney/The State Journal-Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The 2025 Illinois (IHSA) high school boys basketball state tournament is here, and High School on SI has You can ...

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for the 2024-25 boys basketball season. The IBCA selected first, second and third teams along with special mention in ...

Illinois uses state funding for many education programs, but many others rely on federal funding. It’s not immediately clear how Trump’s executive order will affect Illinois education funding ...

How many state employees are in Illinois? Illinois employs more than 76,000 people at state agencies and departments, according to a 2022 report from The State Journal-Register. These agencies and ...

Severe weather will impact a large swath of central and northern Illinois today, but the risk level is less pressing than the previous storm that the state faced last week. Areas from ...

A 6-year-old was killed after crashing an all-terrain vehicle into a tree Saturday evening in Joliet, according to police. Just after 5 p.m., Joliet police officers responded to a crash involving ...