A Chicago-based nonprofit advocating for people living with criminal records is branching out, with its first chapter ...

Three McLean County ZIP codes are among the 180 added to the state’s list of areas considered at high risk for childhood lead ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with ...

Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants ...

Heartland Community College will partner with Normal's Parks and Recreation Department to operate Miracle League Field, a ...

The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall ...

At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top advisor on political campaigns, state legislator, deputy governor and civic engagement leader at a major ...

Search efforts continue for the dozens of people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong ...

Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli ...

The public can offer feedback about proposed Connect Transit route changes during four public meetings this week.

“Last year homelessness increased 116% in the state of Illinois,” Doug Kenshol, co-founder of the Illinois Shelter Alliance, ...

A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that ...