Sam Cox walked into Karissa Prewitt's fourth-grade class at Peterson Elementary one morning with numerous historical articles from the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Cox, who has attended the ...

Memorial Day allowed for time and reflection on the ultimate sacrifice our military service members from all wars have given ...

Less than 25% of Illinois farmland is owned by the farmer who works the land, with the rest leased by individuals, family trusts and, increasingly, investors looking to turn a profit.

For those interested in viticulture, Baxter’s Vineyards and Winery – Illinois’ oldest winery – offers tastings of locally produced wines. Their specialty fruit wines, particularly those made from ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, Nauvoo’s location on the Mississippi River provides ample opportunities for recreation. The Great River Road, which follows the Mississippi, offers one of the most scenic ...

Medcalf handed out a grade of his own, and Illinois can lay claim to a 4.0 GPA after earning top honors with an A. Other Big Ten teams that earned an A grade from ESPN for the 2024-25 season: ...

Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among the more than 40 states where just one out of every three fourth grade students are now meeting ...

The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) said that Illinois is ranked fourth for its solar energy capacity in the country. 'America is not Canada,' new Prime Minister Mark Carney says in ...

An Illinois man pleaded guilty Monday to killing seven people and injuring dozens more when he opened fire on a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb, a stunning development moments ...

Illinois State is fifth in the MVC in rebounding averaging 33.8 rebounds. Nevaeh Thomas paces the Redbirds with 7.4 boards. The Bruins have gone 11-3 against MVC opponents. Belmont ranks seventh ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fourth-grade student scores in Ohio on a test known as the Nation’s Report Card show little improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. And in some areas, they are worse or have ...