Grafton sits where the Illinois River meets the mighty Mississippi. This location has shaped everything about this charming river town. Steep limestone bluffs tower over one side of town, while rivers ...

The Champaign Public Library’s Douglass Branch is hosting its 18th annual Juneteenth Emancipation Celebration on June 14.  The event will take place from 12 to 3 p.m. and have activities like outdoor ...

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 ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including two national champion trees in DuPage County.

“Drawn by the party in power, these maps are designed to entrench Illinois Democrats in control while silen Illinois Republicans sue over rigged legislative maps Skip to main content ...

When severe weather affects the grid, you want to know how extensive the power outage is in your area. This power-outage tracker brings you up-to-date information on outages at the county level to ...

America’s oldest Black town is Brooklyn, Illinois. Once an Underground Railroad stop, it’s now dying. A race is on to save it.

See our complete Illinois U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more elections results from local Illinois election races, read USA ...

Many people across the country recognize October 14 as Indigenous Peoples Day and Illinois has implemented several laws in recent years to honor Native Americans.

Pennsylvania was close behind, with roughly 14.6% of its population sporting Irish ancestry. The interactive map below shows each state’s population percentage of Irish or partially Irish residents.

The state with the most residents claiming Irish ancestry is California, which is home to nearly 2.2 million people claiming Irish ancestry, according to the Census’ 2022 American Community Survey ...

The map is updated every other year and available for free at interstate rest areas and any transportation department facility. Maps also can be requested by emailing [email protected].