Christian County reported on Tuesday its first positive test for West Nile Virus, becoming the first county in the WCIA ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is being sentenced Friday afternoon, following his conviction earlier this year on bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

The TRUST Act is the controversial Illinois law at the center of Gov. JB Pritzker's testimony to Congress over immigration ...

ILLINOIS — Illinois State Police announced on Wednesday the deployment of a new command vehicle that will replace an 18-year-old vehicle. According to ISP, the new 2025 Freightliner will ...

Despite desire from Native Americans in Illinois, the ban on Native imagery for mascots in K-12 schools stalled in the Senate after it made its way out of the House.

"Grazing is something, especially from bison, that's been absent from this state of Illinois since the 1870s ... types of birds and insects and small mammals and reptiles," she said.

As Illinois faces a growing political divide over the issue of trans athletes in girls' sports, the state's lawmakers addressed the topic in a heated back-and-forth on the floor of the state ...

Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. “August 8 is Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair, and this is the perfect way to celebrate,” stated Jerry Costello II ...

With warm weather taking over Illinois, tick season is beginning to take place across the state. There are a number ... is a species that feeds on large mammals like deer, cattle and horses.