Illinois has seen a record number of tornadoes just six months into the year after a series of spring and summer storms barreled their way across the Midwest, causing millions in damage as federal ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday issued a state disaster proclamation for 11 counties ravaged by severe weather this spring and early summer. The proclamation covers Kankakee, McLean, Stephenson and ...

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Communities throughout southern Illinois are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks displays, live entertainment and family-friendly activities as the nation commemorates its 250th ...

The Carbondale City Council in its June 23 meeting passed a moratorium that pauses the development of any potential data centers for one year within city limits. The city has taken this precaution ...

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” severely impacted two of Illinois’ most economically vulnerable groups: the ...

The overturn of Roe v. Wade four years ago has wrought numerous changes for Illinois’ abortion ecosystem, turning the state ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described a 2021 study of an ear-acupuncture treatment for alpha-gal syndrome as an NIH study. The study, which has significant limitations, ...

Not quiet, not tucked away and not hiding from the tall talk of a small town, Booby’s Bar and Sandwiches sits stoutly in the middle of Carbondale’s iconic Strip — the same place it’s been since 1972.

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on ...

A federal jury this week found a Harrisburg man guilty of five gun-related charges tied to what prosecutors described as a ...