Since 2020, 84% of Illinois communities have lost population. Small towns were hit hardest by population declines in 2024, while Chicago’s migrant crisis helped offset people choosing to leave.

Much like our colleagues in Portland, we're feeling a bit defensive about U.S. News and World Report's latest state rankings.

Sulafa Zidani, Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the virality of the memes centered around Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago born pope has been made ...

But tucked just 25 miles north of St. Louis, where three mighty rivers converge, Alton offers a refreshing alternative to ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

An hour after white smoke billowed from the Vatican, newly minted Pope emerged on the historic balcony to the world & 1.4 ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Illinois' Secretary of State held a last-minute press conference Monday to share a "public service announcement" about Real IDs with the deadline approaching this week.

Illinois is well on its way to becoming one of Uncle Sam’s piggy banks again. Gov. JB Pritzker has to go along with that.

Nor will another statue of the Italian explorer return to Arrigo Park in Little Italy, under an agreement between Chicago’s ...

It's not a magic tool that will solve every crime, but it is circumstantial evidence that, along with other things, can be considered," Kelly said. Pritzker ordered all U.S. and Illinois flags to ...

Erin Hooley/AP Photos Share The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash at an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, earlier this week was not under ... “Our people and all first ...