Last week, CNN reported that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was looking to several Democratic states, including New ...

The first bite transported me back to my parents' first house on 9th Avenue in Rockford, drawing with sidewalk chalk, and ...

Richmond’s Redditors on Tuesday pointed out that the recently replaced street sign at the intersection of Belvidere and Cary streets is just a little bit off. The street sign on the corner of ...

BELOIT — An Illinois teenager is facing three criminal charges for allegedly threatening to beat up a Town of Beloit woman because she had sex with one of her ex-boyfriends.

Here are some other stories behind interesting names across Illinois. We've included towns and villages, but also unincorporated areas that still show up on maps.

Held in Belvidere, this annual Boone County Fair features rides, livestock shows, and 4-H exhibits, a beloved regional tradition. It’s the largest county fair in northern Illinois.

Officials in Dolton, Illinois, officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the modest brick home that has ...

TOWN OF AVON — The Rock County Medical Examiner has released the name of an Illinois man who was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 81 in the town of Avon Monday night.

A 26-year-old man from Winnebago, Illinois died in a head-on crash in the Town of Avon Sunday evening.

Plano, Ill., made national news in 2021 when it designated Juneteenth a holiday before the state or federal government. But this year, Plano’s fifth annual celebration is canceled. Organizer ...

This year's HGTV list of the 40 most charming small-town downtowns in America highlighted one in Illinois. Who made the cut and what makes it special?