But it would be many years before it was used to describe the NCAA Tournament.

Hopefully, Chicago and Illinois will remain at the forefront of creative efforts to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable.

Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, ...

Jim Long For most Illinois students, learning ability is limited by their ZIP code far more than their academic capabilities.

The Oregon Ducks will be playing in their first ever Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament starting next week. With the regular season ending Sunday, t ...

"You got to have fun while you’re fightin’ for freedom," wrote Molly Ivins, the late, sharp-tongued, democracy-loving, syndicated columnist, in a 1993 Mother Jones article, "cause you don’t always win ...

After 385,000 votes, Illinois residents overwhelmingly chose to retain the current state flag, despite new design options.

An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the ... a Will County assistant state’s attorney, told jurors in his opening statement. “This happened because Hanan and Wadee were Muslim.” ...

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

Since 2020, 33 counties in Illinois have held "advisory referenda" on the issue of secession from the state, including seven of these votes in the most recent November election. However ...

Bill would align driving laws with other states, supporters say. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias drafted the legislation. Crash rate for senior drivers is the lowest, legislators say ...